Isaiah 42:1-7; Psalm 27:1-14; John 12:1-11

lavishing gift
upon the one
who comes
to raise us up
from death
turning
from betrayal
greed
and hypocrisy
we see the Light
of our salvation
we find a refuge
and wait
with courage
for the fullness
of time

What gift do you bring?

Isaiah 50: 4-7; Psalm 22:8-9; 17-24; Phil 2: 6-11; Matt 26: 14-27:66

betrayed
His heart
is nearly
broken
with sorrow
begging
companionship
yet no one
stays awake
alone
He faced
His cup
of sorrow
lead away
to enemies
He is denied
tortured
crucified
hung
for us
to see
all sin
all helplessness
forsakenness
darkness
and death

What do you see in his death?
What do you see in his helplessness?
What do you see in his forsakenness

Ex 37:21-28; Jeremiah 31:1-13; John 11:45-56

Caiaphas
high priest
plotting
in power
and ignorance
thinking
himself
the savior
offers
the true one
who was sent
for sacrifice

Do we do the same?
Who do we follow?

Jeremiah 20:10=13; Psalm 18:3=7′ John 10:31-42

leaving
the glee
of vengeance
we enter
a different realm
where we know
who we are
daughters
and sons
of God
not yet understood
by the many
we take up arms
where there should be
singing
and rejoicing
at salvation’s coming
when will our eyes
be opened?
when will our ears hear?
who is the stronger?
who is the wiser?
enter
the Holy Week
with prayer
and fasting
eyes and hearts
cast on mercy

Who will answer the longings and pleadings of our soul?

Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105:4-9; John 8:51-59

waking
to morning
Glory
we see
into the heaven
that surrounds us
faith of the ones
who have carried us
through all the times
of our sorrow
hardship
and grief
never forsaking
our Spirit
even as we felt
forsaken
to this we rise
each day
not grieving the Spirit
but embracing
her Love
praying
and resting
in God’s peace

Do you wake to morning’s Glory?
Do you allow yourself to feel God’s peace?

Dn 3:14-20, 91-92,95; Dn 3:52-56; John 8:31-52

each morning
awakening
from the chaos
of dreams
we choose
again
how we will
live the day
following
a path
with Him
where Truth
and Love
will set us free
where no fire
or death
can harm us
or
another path
where we never
awaken
at all

How do you wake from the chaos of dreams?

Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 102:2-21; John 8:21-30

not of this world
He sees
from another vision
another Light
from Above
cutting through
our divisions
separateness
and sin
to the place
of our belonging
Love
and Unity
calling us out
to let go
and follow Him
through the door
of the cross
to the Truth
of Being
to the place of
I AM

What do you hear?
What do you see?
Where do you belong?

Dn 13:1-62; Psalm 23:1-8; John 8:1-11

in our willingness
to deceive
and condemn
we accuse
ourselves
casting
the first stone
we are lost
from the integrity
of our sacred being
we do not see
the writing
in the sand
that speaks
of unity
and love
forgiveness
and mercy

When do you experience in your condemnation?

Ezekiel 37: 12-14; Psalm 130: 1-8; Romans 8:8-11; John 11: 1-45

from the depths
our cries
are heard
graves opened
we are raised
from the dead
living
in God’s Spirit
of forgiveness
and mercy
no longer bound
we live
in loving-kindness
joy
and compassion
trusting in
God
and His word

When has Christ raised you from the dead?
Do you live in his spirit?

Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7:2-3,9-12; John 7:40-53

blinded
by preconceptions
and want
of power
we become
divided
and seek
vengeance

yet the searcher
of mind
and heart
and soul
reveals
a Truth
beyond
our knowing
even as it lives
within
and around us
challenging
and shaping us
putting an end
to malice
and returning us
to Love

What does the searcher of mind and heart and soul reveal to you?