Taste and see that the Lord is good

Two months since my last post ... but this has been a full time in my life. In fact, it is going to continue to be so for most of this year. I said that I'd pop my head up every now and again, even while stepping back from regular blogging. And there is no better time to do that than now, in the midst of Holy Week.

In the services at my church tonight, tomorrow, and on Sunday, we will gather to worship, pray, and sing our common faith. The vigil that will begin tomorrow, and the celebration that will follow on Sunday, are the very events that all of history hinges upon. So it is appropriate that we remember the passage from Hebrews:

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek (Hebrews 6:19-20).

If you find yourself in need of a prayer for Maundy Thursday, I want to offer you this one from our Book of Worship (p.349) -

O God, by the example of your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ,

you taught us the greatness of true humility,

and call us to watch with him in his passion.

Give us grace to serve one another in all lowliness,

and to enter into the fellowship of his suffering;

in his name and for his sake. Amen.