Sermons on Picture
A Meditation for the Wednesday of Holy Week
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. On reaching the place, he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and…
A Meditation for the Tuesday of Holy Week
After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared, “Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he was speaking. One of his disciples—the one whom Jesus loved—was reclining next to him; Simon Peter therefore motioned to him to ask Jesus of whom he was speaking. So while reclining next to Jesus, he asked him, “Lord, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom…
A Meditation for the Monday of Holy Week
This is the text of this evening’s meditation at the Taizé service for Holy Week. One of the things that you get from reading and re-reading the biblical accounts of Jesus again and again is the sense and depth of the emotions. You also get a sense of the real life themes within it. And yet what do we see in our the stained glass of the historic churches? What do we see in our schools? What do we see…