Gospel: Mark 16:1-8
Some of Jesus’ followers went to the tomb to anoint him, very early in the day, as soon as it was permitted. When they arrived, they found an empty tomb and a messenger who sent them out from that place with good news to share.
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Reading: Psalm 118:21-27 Gospel: Mark 16:1-8 Some of Jesus’ followers went to the tomb to anoint him, very early in the day, as soon as it was permitted. When they arrived, they found an empty tomb and a messenger who sent them out from that place with good news to share. Maundy Thursday Reading: Psalm 116:12-19 Gospel: Mark 14:22-42 In an upper room, the disciples and Jesus gather for the Passover meal. He speaks to them of betrayal and faithfulness. They claim they will never deny him. Out in the garden, in a mood of despair, he asks them to keep vigil with him, but they are unable to stay awake. Reading: Psalm 102:12-17 Gospel: Mark 13:1-8, 24-37 Across from the temple, great edifices and porticoes of stone, Jesus responded to yet another question from his disciples. “When will we see the end of all things?" No one knows, he says, and many will mistakenly attempt to declare the time, but a disciple’s priority is not to predict, but merely to stay alert. Reading: Psalm 89:1-4 Gospel: Mark 12:28-44 How do we find our way to the realm of God? How do we sort through the hundreds of commandments offered in Holy Scripture? How shall we be judged? Such questions were brought before Jesus by all the people he encountered, whether experts disputing a point of law, disciples seeking to learn, or everyday people negotiating situations that were anything but theoretical. Reading: Psalm 34:11-14 Gospel: Mark 10:32-52 Despite repeated lessons, some of Jesus’ disciples continue to seek out a place of honor. They do not see the meaning of what he has been teaching. As they leave Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus sees what they cannot, is healed, and begins to follow. Reading: Psalm 19:7-10 Mark 10:17-31 As his journey of teaching and healing continues into the region of Judea, Jesus continues to confuse and scandalize his listeners. Even his disciples are shocked by the difficult lessons he teaches. An apparently perfect life of following the law is not enough, he indicates. A deeper turning over of one’s life to God is required. Reading: Psalm 27:1-4 Gospel: Mark 8:27 - - 9:8 Who do you say that Jesus is? On this question hangs today’s scripture reading. Do we seek the way of glory, the way of the cross, or understand the journey with Christ as somehow at the intersection of the two? Given a glimpse of glory, Peter, James and John show an interest in staying at the top of the mountain. Reading: Psalm 131 Gospel: Mark 5:21-43 Jesus was always being interrupted. No sooner had he returned from the far side of the sea, he encountered a leader of the synagogue asking for help for his gravely ill daughter. Midway on the journey to her bedside, as the crowd pressed in on him, a woman touched his clothes, and he paused to address her also-deep need. Continuing on his way, he came to the girl’s bedside and performed yet another miracle. But he did not yet want it revealed to the world Reading: Psalm 126 Gospel: Mark 4:1-34 How can we say what God’s kingdom is like? Even Jesus used metaphor to talk about it, and around it. To crowds hungry for hope, he talked of scattered seed and dramatic crop yields, of the revealing of truth, of a tiny promise that grew into shelter for many. He gave them as much as they were able to hear. Reading: Psalm 91:9-12 Gospel: Mark 1:1-20 Mark’s gospel begins with a fiery preacher and a challenging message. No silent night here, no gift-bearing visitors. John the Baptist awaits his cousin, Jesus, by a stream in the wilderness. Temptations await Jesus on the other side. Soon, by the lakeshore, the divine call will be irresistible. |
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