Tomorrow night we will have a Seder meal at our church.  This has become one of my favorite parts of Holy Week, as the community comes together to have a meal and celebrate God’s generous acts of deliverance.  We laugh, we… Continue reading

When I converted to the United Methodist tradition in my early twenties, I remember observing my first Holy Week.  I attended church every night not knowing what to expect.  Each night brought a different aspect of the final nights that… Continue reading

I see Jerusalem ahead of me, and I am scared.  I don’t know what to expect when I return home.  Tomorrow we will arrive back into the city.  There will be crowds of people with palms waving in the air.… Continue reading

We have turned to Jerusalem.  Our time in the wilderness is coming to a close, as we march onward to the cross and beyond.  As we set our sights back to the real world, it is easy to become so… Continue reading

There are times when I am on a journey that I stumble over something unseen on the road.  I may trip and recover quickly, but there are moments when I lose my balance and fall onto the ground.  Where is… Continue reading

As we draw closer to Holy Week, I am reminded that there is great power in the liturgy. It is our dance pattern in worship.  We know when to participate in the recitation of communal prayers, listening to scripture, singing… Continue reading

There are times that I just need to see a familiar, welcoming face.  No words need to be said, just the presence of someone who really knows me.  For just a few moments in time, I know that I am loved.… Continue reading

I love reading maps.  When we plan a trip, it is not enough for me to put the address into my navigator and let it tell me when to take a left or a right.  I need to see the… Continue reading

It is hard to believe that in one week we will observe Palm Sunday.  We wave branches in the air celebrating the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem.  We enter Holy Week, the most solemn time of the church year.  We… Continue reading

Several weeks have passed since Ash Wednesday, and we are still in the wilderness, exploring and discovering things about ourselves.  We found our way through the darkness, we stopped and rested, and we gathered strength to finish the journey.  All… Continue reading