The Good Friday narrative is not easy reading. Betrayed.Bound.Abandoned.Interrogated.Flogged.Humiliated.Whipped.Stripped.Beaten.Burdened. Crucified. It is tempting to rush past it. To move quickly to what comes next. But this is where the story lingers. Jesus suffers. And he stays. Not untouched. Not distant. Not shielded from it. He feels it. All of it.The physical pain.The emotional weight.The humiliation.TheContinue reading “Lent 2026: He suffers. He stays.”
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Singing Faith, Sharing Hope
I’ve just returned from a week in Taizé, the community of brothers in France who welcome thousands of young people and pilgrims each year. This was my second visit – different from the first, and yet somehow the same. Different people, same God. Different theme, same rhythm. Different worries, same peace. As I journey home,Continue reading “Singing Faith, Sharing Hope”
Lent 2025: “I Thirst”
Today, for a Good Friday service, we were exploring the last seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. I was assigned the fifth saying, “I thirst,” and asked to speak for five minutes on it. At first, I wondered how on earth I was going to talk for five minutes about just two words. ButContinue reading “Lent 2025: “I Thirst””
Lent 2025: No Easy Answers
Yesterday, I was reflecting on a passage from Matthew’s Gospel—Matthew 6:25-34, where Jesus tells His disciples not to worry. He points to the birds of the air, reminding them that sparrows don’t stress about food because God provides for them. He speaks of the flowers in the fields, clothed in vibrant colors, even though theyContinue reading “Lent 2025: No Easy Answers”
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