Lent Week Two—Saturday Psalm 75 Jeremiah 5:20-31 Romans 3:19-31 John 7:1-13 Through Jesus, God delivers all of us from accountability for our sins under the Law of Moses. Through our sinful nature, however, we fall short of the glory of God. It is only through the death and resurrection of Jesus that we are justified… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Saturday in the Second Week of Lent
Lent Week Two—Friday Psalm 69 Jeremiah 5:1-9 Romans 2:25-3:18 John 5:30-47 Early in my career I witnessed one of my co-workers getting chewed out by the boss. It was a thorough work-over, and my co-worker patiently let the boss wind down before saying, “You’re right to be upset, but I didn’t do it. It must… Continue reading St. Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Friday in the Second Week of Lent
Psalm 74 Jeremiah 4:9-10,19-28 Romans 2:12-24 John 5:19-29 Wow, as I read Psalm 74 and Jeremiah 4, I wish I had about 2,000 words to write my thoughts. I’ll focus on the Psalm. The Psalmist, Asaph, (writing perhaps about 580 BC) is really concerned, and he really wants God to pay attention to his words.… Continue reading St. Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Thursday in the Second Week of Lent
Lent Week Two—Wednesday Psalm 72 Jeremiah 3:6-18 Romans 1:28-2:11 John 5:1-18 In today's readings, there is Psalm 72 likely written by Solomon but, perhaps King David? He praises the God of Israel. He asks for God to bless him, and then enumerates how those blessings will be used. In Jeremiah 3, we hear the prophet… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (left) and Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, outside Lambeth Palace in London, October 25th 1973. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images) Lent Week Two—Tuesday Psalm 68 Jeremiah 2:1-13 Rom. 1:16-25 John 4:43-54 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served createdthings rather than the… Continue reading St. Mark’s Lenten Thoughts, Tuesday In The Second Week of Lent
The Carpenter's Nail 