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Holy Week—Tuesday Psalm 71: 1-14       Isaiah 49:1-7    1 Corinthians 1: 18-31     John 12: 20-36 The psalmist gives us a wonderful model for dealing with times when a situation becomes stressful.  He acknowledges his need for God’s help, and then expresses his trust in the One who “took me from my mother’s womb” and upon whom… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members

Holy Week—Monday Isaiah 42:1-9           Psalm 36:5-11        Hebrews 9:11-15              John 12:1-11 The theme throughout today’s readings is the wideness of God’s mercy, but the salient point made over and over again is that God’s mercy extends not to one nation or one people but to all.  Isaiah 42:1-9 shows God speaking into… Continue reading 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

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

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