Theme “Easter”
On this Good Friday
“…and the women that followed him from Galilee
stood afar off, beholding these things.” – Luke 23:49
On this Good Friday,
when we remember the suffering of Jesus at unjust hands,
his death on the cross,
we hold in our hearts those who suffer at unjust hands today:
all who suffer and die at the hands of
Where dead souls wait: for Easter Saturday
“In the spirit also he went and made his proclamation to the
imprisoned spirits.” – I Peter 3: 19
“He descended into hell.” – the Apostles’ Creed
In the pause that follows suffering and death,
as the cold and lifeless body lies broken in
the tomb,
the spirit lives on unsuspected, descending
into darkness,
its light extinguished
Presentation
PRESENTATION
“They brought him up to Jerusalem
to be presented to the Lord.”
Luke 2: 22
Take your newborn child to your sacred place, your temple,
to be presented to the Holy One.
Give thanks for the light that has come into your lives as
this new life opens.
Give thanks for the incarnate promise in this new birth;
Easter 2020
This reading first appeared in The Inquirer, Issue 7984, Easter 2020
https://www.inquirer.org.uk/pages/
“From midday a darkness fell over the whole land…” – Matthew 27: 45
“The angel spoke to the women: ‘You have nothing to fear. He has been raised.’ They hurried away in awe and great joy.” – Matthew 28: 5-6, 8
“There
Not of this world
This reflection first appeared in The Inquirer, 8033, April 2022
My kingdom is not of this world – John 18: 36
As we remember Jesus on this commemoration of his death we recognise that he stood for all of us and especially for those who have been unjustly killed, all who have died as martyrs for
The day after Good Friday
What was it like? After the death?
For those who had followed?
For those who had cared?
For those who had been so close?
For his mother, who had pondered the meaning of his life for so long, was it what she expected?
For Mary, his sister, who had followed him and loved him.
For
Blood of Christ: For Good Friday
“Our illuminator, Jesus, came down…
And he bore a crown of thorns. And
he put on a purple garment. And he
was crucified on a tree…”
– ‘The Letter of Peter to Philip’, 2nd/3rd century.
Blood of Christ,
shed for everyone.
Blood of Christ,
blood like ours, blood like everyone’s.
Blood of Christ,
blood of the
Chalice lighting for Easter
Joy to the World
Life calls to life
Arise! Awake!
Fear no more the silence of the tomb
For the lives of humanity
are strung like pearls on the thread of the spirit
and the pearl shines in the darkness of the deep.
Life arises,
Life unending,
Life triumphant!
Spirit like a flame catching on