The Grand Miracle by Mary Karr
Jesus wound up with his body nailed to a tree—
a torment he practically begged for,
or at least did nothing to stop. Pilate
watched the crowd go thumbs down …
Jesus wound up with his body nailed to a tree—
a torment he practically begged for,
or at least did nothing to stop. Pilate
watched the crowd go thumbs down …
How are you observing Good Friday? Tell us in the comments.
Children narrate the stations.
Why single out the agony? What’s
a mere six hours?
Torture then, torture now,
the same, the pain’s the same…
“The meaning of the Easter story and Christ’s resurrection will be explained to those wanting to throw eggs,” explains a flyer.
by Donald Schell This year I’ve heard great stories from San Francisco, Chicago, Brooklyn and elsewhere of little bands of Episcopalians taking Ash Wednesday ashes
In Lent when we talk of growth in virtue as a consequence of resisting temptations, we are not speaking about Jesus but about ourselves. …Jesus’ temptations were a clarification of what it meant to be God’s son: to trust God for food and protection and to be obedient rather than self-reliant.
We’d like to hear from clergy who participated in the Ashes to Go initiative. How did you encounter God today?
Neva Rae Fox of The Office of Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church
The Diocese of Chicago will once again offer Ashes to Go, the exceedingly popular, and at least slightly controversial initiative in which congregations take to