My friend Tara has been an incredible encouragement and inspiration to me over the years and she has now created something that I think will be an encouragement and inspiration to me and others for years to come.
Tara has always loved stories and over the past few years she has entered into the story of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Easter’
He is Risen!
Posted in Holy Week and Easter, tagged Easter, He is risen, life-giving, new life, resurrection, risen on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the Anglican Book of Common Prayer:
Almight God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord’s resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ out [...]
Holy Saturday
Posted in Holy Week and Easter, tagged crucified, Easter, Holy Saturday, new life, newness of life, resurrection, sabbath, tomb on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a prayer for Holy Saturday from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer. It struck me this morning and has become my prayer for the day.
O God, Creator of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so [...]
Solemn Reproaches of the Cross
Posted in Holy Week and Easter, tagged cross, Easter, Good Friday, mercy, Savior, Solemn Reproaches of the Cross on March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
O my people, O my church, what have I done to you, or in what have I offended you? Answer me. I led you out from the land of Egypt to make you free, but you have prepared a cross for your Savior.
God, have mercy upon us.
What more could I have done for you that [...]
Maundy Thursday
Posted in Holy Week and Easter, tagged Easter, foot washing, Holy Thursday, Holy Week, humility, Jesus washes the disciples feet, Last Super, love, Maundy Thursday, service, Triduum on March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Maundy Thursday – it is the day we remember Christ washing the Disciples feet. I was doing a little research on Maundy Thursday and found this on Wikipedia:
The word Maundy is derived through Middle English, and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase “Mandatum novum do vobis [...]
Holy Week
Posted in Holy Week and Easter, recomendations & links, tagged Easter, Holy Week on March 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this site for some great Holy Week resources
http://www.sgmlifewords.com/easter/index.php
Enjoy!
Rejoicing in the journey -
Beth Stedman





