Good Friday

When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.” Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

John 19:28-30

Maundy Thursday

“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13: 34-35

Holy Wednesday

Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.”  John 13:21

Mark 11:9

“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!” Mark 11:9

st. patrick’s breastplate

“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,”

grace

Manifest [thy grace] unto me, in thy seasons, and in thy measures and degrees, that I may not only have that comfort of knowing thee to be infinitely good, but that also of finding thee to be every day better and better to me. –John Donne

Church Sign

Patience is a virtue that carries a lot of wait

Impossible Things

“There is no use trying, said Alice; one can’t believe impossible things. I dare say you haven’t had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”

Lewis Carroll

hope

Hope is like a bird that senses the dawn and carefully starts to sing while it is still dark.
– Anonymous

“Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread.”

What a statement of trust! Whatever you want me to have is all I want. Some days the plate runs over. God keeps bringing out more food and we keep loosening our belt. A promotion. A privilege. A friendship. A gift. A lifetime of grace. An eternity of joy. There are times when we literally push ourselves back from the table, amazed at God’s kindness. “You serve me a six-course dinner right in front of my enemies. You revive my drooping head; my cup fills with blessing” (Ps. 23:5 MSG).