In recent years it seems to me Good Friday has been a bright sunny day. Today it was. Even at 5:30. Yeah, we pushed party from ~2 to 1:30 because I was planning to leave ~2:15 for 3pm services (our monthly parties usually wind down after about 30 minutes) .. and at about 2:35 I remembered that I was considering 3pm services, which was not ( Read more... )

(1) Last morning prayer service of Lent.  We read Mark 15.  During the Reflection, Molly commented on the fact that even those being crucified right alongside Jesus join the crowd in mocking Jesus -- "their last minutes and they just want to get in on the joke."  Given my recent readings, I said, "I wonder if they were some of the people who were ( Read more... )

Around lunchtime I updated my facebook status: "Elizabeth is laying the brokenness of the world (especially of those whom she loves) at the foot of the cross of Jesus."

From the flist:
* Meditation for Good Friday
* "The Seven Last Words" by Mark Strand  [ha! Will posted that, too]

From the FCS UCC Good Friday booklet:  ( excerpts )

From Molly's email to the listserv this morning:This morning at breakfast my three year old said to her grandfather, "Do you know what we goin' do on Easter, Grampa?" I braced myself for the inevitable litany of things the Easter Bunny was going to bring her.

"We're going to say (drops to sotto voce) hallelujahThere is something to joy deferred ( Read more... )

Good Friday: A Service of Tenebrae: A Liturgy of Loss

The Tenebrae service is an ancient tradition dating back to the third century. Tenebrae is from the Latin for shadows and the light is gradually extinguished showing the dying of Christ. Due to the nature of the service, no offering will be taken. Instead offerings may be left in the ( Read more... )

[from musesfool]Tonight, Everyone Is In Love-Jan Bottiglieri ( Read more... )