St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

Palm Sunday Liturgy of the Palms                                                   Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29;       Luke 19: 28-40 The passage from Luke is familiar to us because we hear it every year, or at least we hear the story from the different perspectives of Matthew, Mark, or Luke every year. But Luke’s story is different; he leaves us… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

Lent Week 5—Saturday                       Psalm 43      Exod. 10:21-11:8     2 Cor. 4:13-18         Mark 10:46-52 Lent is a time for reflection and forgiveness. Some look forward to it, some seek answers and change, some find solitude and peace with in, and some find it depressing and self-depriving.  Growing up at St. Mark’s in both… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

Lent Week 5—Friday               Psalm 95      Exodus 9:13-35       2 Corinthians 4:1-12       Mark 10:32-45 One of my favorite books is The Dream of God, a Call to Return, by Verna Dozier, a leading African-American female lay theologian. That book helped me see that God tells his children, again and again, how to live… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

Lent Week 5—ThursdayPsalm 140 Exodus 7:25-8:19 2 Corinthians 3:7-18 Mark 10:17-31The Gospel reading today is perhaps one of the most timelessly relevant stories in the New Testament. It begins with the question, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?  Jesus answers this earnest question, as any devout Jewish rabbi might, by reciting the Ten… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

Lent Week 5—WednesdayPsalm 119:145-176 Exodus 7:8-24 2 Corinthians 2:14-36 Mark 10:1-16“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of Godbelongs to such as these.”  In the outdoor columbarium at First Baptist Church in Shreveport, there is a captivating bronze sculpture of Jesus holding two children. It is one… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members