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Worship for Sunday, May 8, 2022: 4th Sunday of Easter
The gift of new life, of eternal life, is the gift of the risen Christ. It is true for us and for all the baptized: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Worship for Sunday, May 1, 2022: 3rd Sunday of Easter
The disciples make a big splash and eat breakfast with the risen Jesus. Wading in the water (remembering baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. Jesus asks us again and again: Do you love me? And Jesus invites us, again and again, to follow him, bringing the Easter life to others.
Worship for Sunday, April 24, 2022: 2nd Sunday of Easter
In spite of all we have heard and all we have seen, it is often hard to believe. Because it is hard to believe, we will invest ourselves in the Easter mystery for fifty days (a week of weeks). Because it is hard to believe, John the Evangelist will provide sign after sign celebrating Jesus’ victory over death. Because it is hard to believe, the risen Jesus will return to us again and again in the mystery of holy communion, inviting us to touch and taste his presence, and offering us his peace.
Worship for Sunday, April 17, 2022: Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter)
“The last enemy destroyed is death,” Paul writes. Today Christ is risen, and we gather together with astonishment and joy. Christ is risen, and we have been set free from the bonds of death. Christ is risen, and we are forgiven. Christ is risen, and with the women at the tomb and Peter, we are amazed. Let us rejoice: Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Worship for Sunday, April 10, 2022: Palm/Passion Sunday
Today we follow Christ from triumphal entry to the cross, each waypoint of the journey marked by Jesus’ compassion for those who would betray, mock, abuse, or do violence to him. Though persecuted and beaten, Jesus the Son of God is not disgraced; instead, he asks forgiveness for those who put him to death. We have walked the Lenten pathway these forty days, each of us invited through baptism to “let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus.” We enter this holy week accompanying Jesus to the cross with both grief and thanksgiving in our hearts, trusting in God’s redeeming love.
Worship for Sunday, April 3, 2022: Fifth Sunday in Lent
Our God makes all things new. In the gospel Mary anticipates it, anointing Jesus’ feet with costly perfume in preparation for the day of his burial. In baptism, God’s new person (you!) rises daily from the deadly mire of trespasses and sins.
Worship for Sunday, March 27, 2022: Fourth Sunday in Lent
“Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away!” (Psalm 32) Happy are those who have “become the righteousness of God” in the merits of Christ Jesus. Happy is the father at the return of his prodigal son. Happy are we that our sins are forgiven for Jesus’ sake. Rejoice!
Worship for Sunday, March 20, 2022: Third Sunday in Lent
There are warnings all over in today’s readings, calling on us to listen and stop, or face the consequences! But mercy also abounds, as seen in Jesus’ parable of the fig tree. The patient gardener gives the baren fig tree another year, one more year to till it and fill it with love and grace.
Worship for Sunday, March 13, 2022: Second Sunday in Lent
We are reminded today of God’s steadfast presence and faithfulness in our lives. Despite what might try and come between Jesus and his mission of love, he vows to continue, to persist and protect us, just as God has always done for God’s children. Nothing can get in the way of God’s love for us.
Worship for Sunday, March 6, 2022: First Sunday in Lent
After Jesus’ baptism, he is “led by the Spirit” into the wilderness, where he is tempted for 40 days. As Jesus begins his mission, he begins with 40 days to reflect on who he is and his relationship with God. As we enter these 40 days of Lent, we enter into a similar time of self-reflection.
