THANK YOU
We thank You
that Easter is not about
a people,
but all people,
that Your love
and Your Salvation
are for all who confess
with voices, hearts and lives
that the tomb is empty
because Jesus is risen,
that we might know
forgiveness,
that lives might be
reborn
and Your name
glorified
now and for eternity.
Amen.
EASTER SUNDAY
Love overcame
Emerging from a cold tomb
All the truth, majesty and creativity of a living God
Transforming a broken heart
Making a quiet return, in a still and sorrowful garden
The gravestone rolled away, to release redemptive love
Jesus resurrected and restored
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HOLY SATURDAY
PRAYER TO OUR REDEEMER
Soul of Christ, make me holy.
Body of Christ, be my salvation.
Blood of Christ, let me drink your wine.
Water flowing from the side of Christ, wash me clean.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
Kind Jesus, hear my prayer;
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FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
PRAYER OF THE SEVEN LAST WORDS
O Divine Jesus, incarnate Son of God,
for our salvation you consented to be born in a stable, to spend your whole life amid poverty, trials, and misery, and to die surrounded by sufferings on the Cross.
At the hour of my death, Read More...
HOLY THURSDAY
Dear God, help me to remain faithful when the temptation to betray is overwhelming.
May I stand up for causes of justice and righteousness when it seems far easier to succumb to my own selfish needs. Amen.
WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Dear God, may I know the fullness of life that you bring, especially to those dark and lost places inside of me. Be for me new life. Amen.
TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK Dear God, help me to see that in my most difficult times, I am not alone. Allow me to experience your presence in the struggles of my life. Amen.
MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Dear God, help me to accept truth when it is spoken in your name no matter who the messenger may be.
May I be open to perspectives different from my own when they challenge me to growth and betterment of life.
Amen.