Saturday, April 16, 2011

On the verge of Holy Week

In the church it is traditionally a very busy week, a week of services marking the run up to the events of Good Friday and Easter Day.

The seasons of the church's year provide a structure where all sorts of emotions are expressed. In this week of weeks see all sorts of emotions expressed. From the joy and adoration of Palm Sunday, through the betrayal of Jesus by a close friend, to the denial of Peter, from the Agony in the Garden, to the celebration of the last supper, the trial, to the pain on the cross and then the Hallelujahs which will ring out on Easter Morning.

This year as a parish we are going to be celebrating Holy communion Sunday to Thursday in church, in nursing homes and in homes of the housebound. At Lunch times we are going to be hearing what the cross means to individuals in our community

As I/we prepare for this week under the shadow of the cross we do so in an environment which knows much about suffering, which knows a lot about the need for the cross. It is my prayer as we hear again the familiar stories of the events of this week we will come afresh to the story and find in it a sure foundation for faith a ground of hope and the expression of God's Love for us.


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