Sermons (Page 86)
Good Friday
“Remain true to the mystery. Pass on the whole story. Do not go back. I am with you now, and I am waiting for you…”
Maundy Thursday
I’m sure many of us here, when foot washing comes to mind, we only think about Maundy Thursday, because it just really isn’t something we do today. I have actually had multiple experiences with foot washing outside of a Maundy Thursday service. In high school, I went on many mission trips with my youth group. On the last night, while in small groups for work projects, the adult leader would wash our feet, and then pray with us, for us. Every time I cried in some capacity. Hearing from someone who knows you so well, like my adult leaders, and to have them wash my feet and share with me and God things they prayed for me, I felt that love and care that I can imagine the disciples felt when Jesus washed their feet…
Sunday of the Passion/ Palm Sunday
This week, I glanced at a clergy group on Facebook. I happened to see one pastor note that they did not like Palm/Passion Sunday – that is, reading the Palm narrative and the Passion narrative on the same Sunday. This pastor didn’t like the jubilant procession paired with the depressing crucifixion. And, while I personally feel it’s a bit jarring, I wonder: have death and change ever been solely harmonious…