Easter Blessing

In the blue gray dawn  the women came. He is not here. Clutching their spices  as the sun peeked above the horizon Mary, Joanna, Mary Magdalene He has risen. Weeping and wondering The women came.  Come and see. Holding the discarded linen Stone rolled aside Mary, Joanna, Mary Magdalene Remember how he told you? FearfulContinue reading “Easter Blessing”

Lenten Comfort: Holy Week

“But you, O Lord, do not be far away! O my help, come quickly to my aid!” -Psalm 22:19 If the Easter story is familiar, it is easy to move through Holy Week without feeling the depth of fear, pain and despair in scripture’s account.  The alleluias and celebration of Palm Sunday are a reliefContinue reading “Lenten Comfort: Holy Week”