“As we fast on religious assemblies, we are thinking for ourselves. We are living in the air between trapezes. It can be terrifying, but it can also be exhilarating. We can stop seeking the answer to the thriller of our lives and instead, live in the questions a quiet horizon offers. It is humbling to be without certainty, however when the ego experiences a loss, the soul always receives a gain.”
“As we go through this Holy Week journey in this time of global suffering, may we choose the Way of Jesus. May we let go of any control we think we might have. May we act and react in love, not striking out, refraining from harm. May we see our part in how things unfold all the way to the end. May we live in such a way that our Lord, who suffered the Way of the Cross, has nothing to be ashamed of in us.”
Luci and Jordan on the ancient martyr Anastasia of Smirmium ( in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda; modern Serbia)
Are we followers of Jesus, or merely his admirers?
Special guest, The Rev. Hannah Wilder, joins in to discuss the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem
“This moment, when many are dying and we are all afraid, is precisely when the people of God need the Eucharist to be celebrated. Easter needs to happen. And if people are not able to be physically in the church, they are comforted and strengthened by being able to open a link and see the celebration of the Easter Feast in their churches. In classic Anglican fashion we need not split hairs about exactly what sort of participation this amounts to. We can agree that the people are gathered, that Christ is present, and that we have the blessed assurance that Christ our Passover is still, always and at all times, sacrificed for us.”
“No, I don’t think God sent this COVID-19 to punish us for our evildoings, although it is showing us where evil, greed, and bragging has gotten us.”
In a recent interview with Marissanne Lewis-Thompson of the NPR affiliate in St. Louis, the Rev. Deon Johnson, bishop-elect for the Diocese of Missouri, discussed
“Our hearts already are prayer baskets, filled to the brim with sorrowful and fearful pleadings that God will finally have mercy on us, that in the meanwhile, God will give us the strength to continue day by day.”
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