Reflections on Good Friday* See, as they strip the robe from off his backAnd spread his arms and nail them to the cross,The dark nails pierce him and the sky turns black,And love is firmly fastened onto loss.But here a pure change happens. On this treeLoss becomes gain, death opens into birth.Here wounding heals and
Worship This Week Holy Week begins…Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023Text: Matthew 21:1-11Matthew 26-27, selected versesSacrament of the Lord’s Supper This Sunday – Narrative LectionaryWeek 28 Holy Week begins with the story of Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, where the crowds met him with joyful cries of “Hosanna!” But as we know, by week’s end, those voices cry
Narrative Lectionary Week 28 - Palm to Passion Sunday The Passion According to the Gospel of Matthew First Presbyterian Church of Mount Vernon, Iowa “Striving to live as Jesus lived – confronting injustice with love, compassion, service.” Welcome to Worship
