Lent Week 4—Friday Psalm 102 Exodus 2:1-22 1 Corinthians 12:27-13:3 Mark 9:2-13 Transfiguration! As I was deciding which reading to use for my Lenten Meditation, I, more than once, rejected Mark 9 as being a passage of which, like the disciples, was impossible to wrap my mind around and of one that I was not… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
Lent Week 4—ThursdayPsalm 73 Exodus 1:6-22 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 Mark 8:27-9-1I find Psalm 73 to be a beautifully, poetic illustration of our struggle to live into God’s promise to us; that He will be good to us, like He was to the Israelites, if we live with a pure heart. Easier said, than done! This… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
Lent Week 4—Wednesday Psalm 101 Genesis 50:15-26 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Mark 8:11-26 The Gospel reading for today seems very familiar and timely. Mark relates an encounter between Jesus and the Pharisees--sanctimonious experts on Old Testament scripture. Mark makes clear that the Pharisees didn't come out to listen or to learn. They came… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
Lent Week 4—Tuesday Psalm 94 Genesis 49:29-50:14 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 Mark 8:1-10 Have you ever wondered what the Corinthians really thought about Paul? He wrote to them at great length, hoping to teach them how to be Christians; but in this passage, he’s scolding them, saying something like “Hey, you’re not commemorating… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
Lent Week 4—Monday Psalm 89:1-18 Genesis 49:1-28 1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1 Mark 7:24-37 Mark 7:24-37 provides two examples of Jesus helping those that are unable to help themselves. The first part of the passage Jesus honors a faithful woman’s request by releasing the demon from her child. Our children fight with demons every day. … Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
The Carpenter's Nail 