Fifth Sunday of Lent Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3:4-14 John 12:1-8 How do you serve God? In this passage in John, we see Mary doing what she can for our Lord while Judas is almost mocking her and questioning Jesus. Mary has her particular way of presenting herself before Jesus while… Continue reading St. Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
Lent Week 4—Saturday Psalm 108:1-13, Exodus 2:23-3:15, 1Corinthians 13:1-13, Mark 9:14-29 “I believe, help my unbelief” A distraught father cries out for Jesus to help his beloved son who is possessed by a demon. The father hopes his son can be cured. He loves his son. While Jesus was transfigured on a nearby mountain with… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Meditations From Our Members
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
The Carpenter's Nail 