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Lent 2015: Good Friday
We just came home from the Good Friday service. It was a little different this year; we began in the Fellowship Hall, where we all sat in small groups at tables. Our Pastor led the service, but we were a part of it all; those at each table anointed one another with oil, washed one another's hands and then served one another communion. Then we ( Read more... ) -
Lent 2015: Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper and the events afterwards. Our church usually has a service on Maundy Thursday, but is not having one this year.
Luke Chapter 22 ( Read more... ) -
Lent 2015
“A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table, but above all to satisfy the demands of justice, fairness, and respect for every human being.” - Pope Francis -
Lent 2015
“There were people who went to sleep last night ( Read more... ) -
Lent 2015
“One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters.”
(Aragorn in The Two Towers "Flotsam and Jetsam")This is one of my favorite quotes in the trilogy, but really, it seems to be at the heart of much of the Legendarium. Casting away a treasure, a precious thing, seems to be the theme all the way back to the Silm. To be willing to sacrifice ( Read more... )
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