Lenten Devotion – Wake Up!

Lenten Devotion – Wake Up!

Holy Monday, April 6 “BE WOKE!” has been a prominent term on social media in recent years. Merriam-Webster defines its meaning as “being aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues–especially issues of racial and social justice.” Centuries...
Lenten Devotion – Wake Up!

Lenten Devotion – Forgiveness

Saturday, April 4 This passage from Matthew starts with Judas Iscariot soliciting the chief priests for money to betray Jesus. It proceeds through the preparations for Passover, and the beginning of the Passover meal, when Jesus tells the disciples that one of them...
Lenten Devotion – Wake Up!

Lenten Devotion – The Strength of Mercy

Friday. April 3 I wonder what went through Judas’s mind when Jesus announced the betrayal to the disciples. Did he feel guilty? Did he have second thoughts? The warning of the betrayal adds a sinister element to the Last Supper – an already dark moment. Jesus...