Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna!
Hosanna in the highest!
With all of creation, we shout … Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: Palm Sunday
So here we are! Jesus makes his approach to Jerusalem; the crowds go wild! Tree branches are waved and laid; small children run along in excitement… You may be beginning in-person worship after the lockdown – this is very possible in Scotland as our restrictions are lifted a little from Friday. You may already be… Read More
worship words for Palm Sunday 2021
Somehow here we are again — a year on, having Palm Sunday in what’s now a more familiar yet still hard to comprehend way. If you are looking for some liturgical language that meets this moment in ways some of our more traditional language doesn’t quite capture, here is some brand new liturgy offered to… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: What, no palm branches? (Luke 19:28-44)
In times gone by, my usual practice would have been to allow the liturgy and hymns, the marching with palm leaves and the singing of “Hosanna”, to speak most loudly on Palm Sunday. However, in their absence (due to Covid restrictions this year), there is both a need and an opportunity to take a closer… Read More
RCL Commentary: Palm Sunday 2021: Living on Borrowed Time, Colts, and Promises
Mark 11:1-11 John 12:12-16 Approaching Jerusalem, Jesus paused. It had been another unsettling week for the disciples – a week full of parables they struggled to understand, an unexpected lunch with a tax collector, and a morbid take on this trip to Jerusalem. But seeing the city in the distance and knowing that ahead lay… Read More
Palm Sunday Psalm
Open to God a heart of praise and a gate of generosity. O give thanks to the One who is good, whose steadfast love endures forever. Come to God’s side with a coat and a colt and a shout. O give thanks to the One who is good, whose steadfast love endures forever. Bless God’s… Read More
11th Hour Preacher Party: waving palms
Whether you are waving palm branches from your front door, or waving the palms of your hands from your window, or colouring your paper palms for a virtual parade, you are welcome here! Share your ideas, your half-finished phrases, your hopes for this festival day like no other. I’ve got a nice stash of Percy… Read More
Narrative Lectionary: Use What You’ve Got
Which to choose… the part of the text about the mass protest, or the part of the text about touch… Lord, you do have a sense of humor. I’m sticking with chapter 11 for the majority of this post, but chapter 14 is one of my very favorite texts, in the end, I offer a… Read More
Palm Sunday Prayer
When we have shouted ourselves hoarse and returned home from the parade, forgive our wavering commitment to love. When we have finished our hymns and departed from the comforts of worship, forgive our fickle faithfulness. When we have passed the plate of bread and swept up all the last crumbs, forgive our refusal to extend… Read More
Saturday Prayer – Saturday Teaching
On that day, Holy Friend, before dusty cloaks thrown onto even more dusty earth, before the powers’ posturing, before you washed your friends’ feet and sat at a table even with the one who would betray you and prayed in a darkened olive grove, before torture and death. On that day, Holy Friend, you did what… Read More
