Word Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.From Matthew 28: 1-10 Made Flesh He is risen! He is going ahead of us, in Tacoma, even in the hardest places. See him again, through easter eyes, raising up all things. Do …
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Holy Week: Holy Saturday
Wait
Word Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.From Matthew 27:57-66 Made Flesh I’m not good at waiting. My spouse can confirm this character flaw. But since I take the bus to and from work everyday I tend to do quite a bit of waiting at the bus stop. I busy …
Holy Week: Good Friday
Sorrow
Word There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them.From John 18:1-19:42 Made Flesh This is the day we gather around the cross. It is, admittedly, a strange place to gather. It is strange, and awful, in the full sense of the word. It is a place …
Holy Week: Maundy Thursday
Feet
Word “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”From John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Made Flesh In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, “Jesus took a loaf …
Holy Week: Wednesday
Control
Word After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.”From John 13:21-32 Made Flesh Holy Week sneaks up on me every year. It’s not because I forget it’s coming. It sneaks up on me because just when I think I know what to …
Holy Week: Tuesday
Pain
Word “Sir, we want to see Jesus…”From John 12:20-36 Made Flesh In today’s text, we reach the culmination of Jesus’ public ministry and witness him turn towards Jerusalem, and consequently, the cross. At this point of what feels like a particularly long Lenten journey, I find myself wondering: am I ready for what happens next …
Holy Week: Monday
Anointed
Word “Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”From Matthew 21:1-11 Made Flesh On that day there were two roads leading into Jerusalem, and the people knew it. One road brought the governor Pontius Pilate, sitting upon a warhorse, leading battalions …
Holy Week: Palm Sunday
Enough
Word “Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”From Matthew 21:1-11 Made Flesh On that day there were two roads leading into Jerusalem, and the people knew it. One road brought the governor Pontius Pilate, sitting upon a warhorse, leading battalions …
week five
Unbound
Word Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go!”From John 11:1-45 Made Flesh “In the midst of life, we are in death.” These are the opening words of my tradition’s graveside liturgy. It might not be a common greeting, but to those who tend to the sick and dying, it’s an affirmation of …
week four
Blind
Word Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment so that those who do not see may see, and those who do see may become blind.”From John 9:1-41 Made Flesh This is a story about a blind man given physical sight by Jesus. But it’s more than that. It’s a story about a lot …