Holy Week
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Holy Saturday: Burial of Jesus
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: The furor of yesterday is ended. Those who demanded a drama have been satisfied. And Joseph, broken-hearted and cold, has come. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the Continue reading
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Good Friday
Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? These men took a break from celebrating the Deliverance of God to charge an innocent man with a crime. They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. Continue reading
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Maundy Thursday: We Watch and We Wait
With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. His brother-friends. One final time. Meat and drink and bread against the darkness ascendant. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them. And let the common become the divine. This is my body which is Continue reading
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Good Friday
Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? These men took a break from celebrating the Deliverance of God to charge an innocent man with a crime. They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. Continue reading
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Holy Saturday
When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: The furor of yesterday is ended. Those who demanded a drama have been satisfied. And Joseph, broken-hearted and cold, has come. He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the Continue reading
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Holy Saturday
I lied, I guess. I said that I would post everyday of Holy Week except for Saturday, a day in which I would be offline in order to mourn the death of Jesus. It turns out that being offline appeals to me as a poetic gesture, but I didn’t really feel like it. Also, I Continue reading
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Maundy Thursday
With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. His brother-friends. One final time. Meat and drink and bread against the darkness ascendant. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them. And let the common become the divine. This is my body which is Continue reading
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Holy Wednesday: Judas Iscariot
I wonder when Satan first proposed the idea and how long Judas held out, how many times he said I can no more betray him than betray myself, but that was a possibility Satan understood only too well. And was it jealousy of the woman at Bethany jealously of the promise that her story would Continue reading
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Holy Tuesday
On Holy Tuesday, the Orthodox Church celebrates the parable of the ten virgins, emphasizing the need to watch and wait–looking forward to the garden. This song is from Jon Thurlow, and I think it captures the sentiment exactly. (Disclaimer: Jon Thurlow is a musician with the International House of Prayer, an organization with which I have serious Continue reading
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Holy Monday
Today is Holy Monday. Traditionally, Jesus’ cursing of the fig tree is celebrated on this day. Growing up, I had no idea what Jesus was up to in this story, but it turns out that the fig tree is a stand-in for Israel. You see, Jesus’ critique of Israel is that it had failed to Continue reading
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Blue as the Depths of God’s Love: a Palm Sunday reflection
As I write, a candle flickers next to me. The kitchen is messy. The sun is setting. I haven’t yet started the book I was supposed to read today—that I decided to read today instead of yesterday or Friday. And yet, I don’t care. I don’t care that tonight will be a late night or Continue reading
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Gregory C. Jeffers
Anglican Christian | Husband | Father | Teacher | Scholar | Poet
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