Holy Week Prayer

This is the most important week in the history of the church.  Beginning on Palm Sunday and ending on Holy Saturday, this is the week Jesus enters Jerusalem, offers the Last Supper, prays in the Garden of Gethsemane and is arrested then crucified on Good Friday. 

Click on the link each day for a prayer service:

Monday Prayer           https://youtu.be/ETX6KgnQBKc
Tuesday Prayer           https://youtu.be/RNSk4q4Qt-Q
Wednesday Prayer      https://youtu.be/klogiBMsDzM
Thursday Prayer         https://youtu.be/A_uwZf2zJWs
Friday Prayer              https://youtu.be/aODpVHlzaXs
Saturday Prayer          https://youtu.be/7gsNaxzXkFc

Peace,
Pastor Bill 

The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. He said to them, “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.  Matthew 6:30-31

Come away and rest a while.  It is practical advice that touches our whole self, body, mind and spirit.  We need to find rest.  We need to find time away from all the things that need doing, all the stressors in our lives, all the things that can take away every precious minute.  Sometimes we need to just stop, walk away from what we are doing, breathe deeply, stretch and meditate.

We have a few more weeks of Lent.  If you are not already practicing the disciplines, it is not too late to start.  Carve ten minutes from your schedule (and we can all carve ten minutes).  Step away from your work, find a deserted place and rest a while.  Then allow the Spirit to refresh your soul.

Peace,

Pastor Bill

I lift up my eyes to the hills —from where will my help come? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and for evermore. Psalm 121

Monday morning and so far, the day has started off like it is Monday morning. A garbage truck rolled through the neighborhood extra early, there were other noises throughout the night, we are sleepy and dragging.  And two cars are giving us issues.

It is one of those days we just wanted to turn over and go back to sleep, but the schedules do not allow that.  Instead, we plug through.

Or we lift up our eyes.

There are two ways to face a “Monday Morning”.  We can grumble through it, or we can look to the good.  The birds are chirping, our first group of daffodils have bloomed and no matter how much is on the “to do” list, God is still here.  The maker of heaven and earth is still here, still sustaining me, still walking with me.  And with you.  And that makes all the difference.  Have a great Monday morning.

Peace,

Pastor Bill