Walking in the Way of the Cross

Home > Lenten Blog 2025 Walking in the Way of the CrossApril 14, 2025 Isaiah 42:1-9 | Hebrews 9:11-15 | John 12:1-11 | Psalm 36:5-11Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace. Collect for Monday...

How do we see ourselves in the story?

Home > Lenten Blog 2025 How do we see ourselves in the story?April 13, 2025 Isaiah 50:4-9a | Philippians 2:5-11 | Luke 23:1-49Placed in the larger context, we see Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem just after his encounter with Zacchaeus, the tax collector and Roman...

The Promise of a Nation

Home > Lenten Blog 2025 The Promise of a NationApril 12, 2025 Ezekiel 37:21-28 | John 11:45-53 | Psalm 85:1-7Both texts from Ezekiel and John are about the formation and wellbeing of a nation. And both are preceded by stories of people being brought back to life....

Amid the Noise, a Quiet Call to Justice

Home > Lenten Blog 2025 Amid the Noise, a Quiet Call to JusticeApril 11, 2025 Jeremiah 20:7–13  |  John 10:31–42  |  Psalm 18:1–7In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus once again outwits the religious leaders of his time.Provoked by his claim to be the Son of God, they...

Thinking Our Way to Victory – and Glorifying God

Home > Lenten Blog 2025 Thinking Our Way to Victory – and Glorifying GodApril 10, 2025 Genesis 17:1-8 | John 8:51-59 | Psalm 105:4-11​”Arm us with such trust in him that we may ask no rest from his demands and have no fear in his service.”I was having a...

Who is our God?

Home > Lenten Blog 2025 Who is our God?April 9, 2025 Daniel 3:14-20, 24-28 | John 8:31-42 | Canticle 2 or 13We are now in the fifth week of Lent. We have prayed; we have fasted; we have sacrificed; we have introspected. Very soon we will be in the depths of Jesus’...