The Body of Jesus Is. 50:4-9a Ps. 31:9-16 Phil. 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, 40-47 As Jesus enters the holy city of Jerusalem, the crowds cry out, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David” (Mark 11:9-10). “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord — the King of Israel” … [Read more...] about 3/28 Readings: The Body of Jesus
Archives for March 22, 2021
A Future-Present Reality
Cultures The Black Church This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song Streaming on PBS Review by Brandt L. Montgomery Henry Louis Gates’s two-part PBS documentary The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song is like myriad song styles. There are parts that are happy and others that are like the blues. But just like the Psalms, there is always a song of praise for the … [Read more...] about A Future-Present Reality
The Language of Lament
By Christin Ditchfied Lazo A Reading from Psalm 31 1 In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Incline your ear to me; make haste to deliver me. 3 Be my strong rock, a castle to keep me safe, for you are my crag and my stronghold; for the sake of your Name, lead me and guide me. 4 Take me out of … [Read more...] about The Language of Lament