[Propertalk] SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS - Maundy Thurs., Good Fri., Vigil, Easter

[Joe Parrish]

SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

April 1, 2010 - Maundy Thursday - Year C

(RCL) Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; I Corinthians
11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35

By Katerina K. Whitley

[Sermons That Work] "And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father
had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and
was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and
tied a towel around himself."

Have you ever heard a verse of scripture as if for the first time?
Have you ever noticed a connection that, in many hearings in the past,
you had ignored? Did you now hear the stunning juxtaposition contained
in this one sentence?

Full reflection:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_120925_ENG_HTM.htm

- - - - -

April 2, 2010 – Good Friday - Year C

(RCL) Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9;
John 18:1-19:42; Psalm 22

By Katerina K. Whitley

[Sermons That Work] "For this I was born, and for this I came into the
world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth
listens to my voice."

Pilate asked him, "What is truth?"

Good Friday comes every year with its unique burden of grief. We know
the story, we have heard it, felt it, wept over it. But every year it
comes to us with renewed regret and sorrow, even though, for the
Christian, the outcome of the story does not remain in tragedy but
emerges in triumph. Yet the pain of it never diminishes. When we hear
the words of John, so simple and so utterly heartbreaking, we allow
our hearts to be wounded anew.

Full reflection:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_120923_ENG_HTM.htm

- - - - -

April 3, 2010 – Easter Vigil - Year C

(RCL) The Liturgy of the Word: Genesis 1:1-2:4a [The Story of
Creation]; Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18, 8:6-18, 9:8-13 [The Flood]; Genesis
22:1-18 [Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac]; Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21
[Israel's deliverance at the Red Sea]; Isaiah 55:1-11 [Salvation
offered freely to all]; Baruch 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8,
19-21; 9:4b-6 [Learn wisdom and live]; Ezekiel 36:24-28 [A new heart
and a new spirit]; Ezekiel 37:1-14 [The valley of dry bones];
Zephaniah 3:12-20 [The gathering of God's people]
(RCL) The Eucharist: Romans 6:3-11; Psalm 114; Luke 24:1-12

By the Rev. Dr. Susanna Metz

[Sermons That Work] "Alleluia, the Lord is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed!"

That is enough. What else do we need to know on this most glorious of
all days? What else do we need to shout? Nothing! Nothing at all.

Full reflection:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_120926_ENG_HTM.htmhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_120926_ENG_HTM.htm

- - - - -

April 4, 2010 – Easter Day - Year C

(RCL) Acts 10:34-43 or Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1
Corinthians 15:19-26 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Luke 24:1-12

By the Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Pagano

[Sermons That Work] In a recent essay, Nora Gallagher talks about
practicing resurrection. It is a splendid phrase, "practicing
resurrection." She wonders whether we spend too much time in the
church discussing whether we believe in the resurrection or do not
believe in the resurrection. By doing this, she thinks, we may miss
the point. She writes:

"When I think about the resurrection now, I not only wonder about what
happened to Jesus. I ponder what happened to his disciples. Something
happened to them, too. They went into hiding after the crucifixion,
but after the resurrection appearances, they walked back out into the
world. They became braver and stronger; they visited strangers, and
healed the sick. It was not just what they saw when they saw Jesus, or
how they saw it, but what was set free in them. ... What if the
resurrection is not about the appearances of Jesus alone, but also
about what those appearances point to, what they ask? It’s finally
what we do with them that matters; make them into superstitions or use
them as stepping stones to new life. Maybe resurrection, like
everything else, needs to be practiced."

Maybe resurrection, like everything else, needs to be practiced.

Full reflection:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_120927_ENG_HTM.htm

More Spiritual Reflections: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm




-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://stsams.org/pipermail/propertalk_stsams.org/attachments/20100331/8b7bd3c4/attachment.htm>