Prayer Path

Good Friday

Be my friend, hold me
Wrap me up, un-fold me
I am small, and needy
Warm me up, and breathe me

"As darkness falls, confusion rises. Voices nearby drop away, disappear. Spectators lose interest. Now just the silent sound of hearts breaking, hope evaporating." - Martin Wroe

How shall I bury you, O my God?
How can I wrap you in a shroud?
What dirges can I sing for your departure,
O compassionate One?

Aposticha of Vespers of Holy Friday
Eastern Orthodox

"Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. He took the body down from the cross and wrapped it in fine linen cloth. Then he put it in a tomb that had been cut out of solid rock and had never been used. The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and watched how Jesus' body was placed in the tomb."
Luke 23:52-53, 55

Maundy Thursday

Eucharist at BUMC for Maundy Thursday. I was pleasantly surprised to see elements from last week's EPIC service intertwined in the traditional. We wrote down prayers, concerns, joys on a black prayer cloth. Our prayers mixed with others as we prayed together. And before kneeling for communion, we stopped to dip our fingers in a bowl of water to feel the coolness and remind us of the healing power of God's spirit.

I loved the fact that we used the old communion table as our common table for the night.

A view of the stained glass window in the Chapel from the outside. It protrays Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

From Jonny Baker

Time for Easter, time for Spring, for new beginnings, for open toe shoes and a chance to renew/remember our connection to God in ordinary things on Holy Ground

Seven Sayings

Yesterday, I stumbled upon a great inspiring and beautiful set of meditations on Seven Sayings that Jesus said on the cross. It is from re:jesus. If you click on "Click here to hear and see this saying of Jesus in a new window." on the right, a beautiful flash movie will open, with Martin Wroe narrating (who wrote the reflections as well as the poem "flesh of my flesh" which I love during Advent).

Saying One: Forgive – "Father, forgive these people!"
Saying Two: Remember – "Today you will be with me in paradise."
Saying Three: Others – "This man is now your son. She is now your mother."
Saying Four: Godforsaken – "My God, my God, why have you deserted me?"
Saying Five: Thirst – "I am thirsty!"
Saying Six: Anger – "Father, I put myself in your hands!"
Saying Seven: Everything – "Everything is done!"

It would be great to adapt this for the Good Friday Service...