Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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The vain attempt to cover all of the action that takes place between the two Sundays. At least the first part anyway.
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Reading along with each day of Holy Week is a rewarding practice that helps connect us with all that goes into it.
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We begin Holy Week with Palm Sunday and move quickly to the Passion. But there’s a lot more there we are called to read.
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The intellectual challenge of Palm Sunday in the midwestern United States is that the main symbol is not ours.
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The gap between Lent 5 and Holy Week is small—or would be if we stayed in John. But instead, we jump back to Matthew.
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Dealing with the death and resurrection of Lazarus gives us several beautiful arcs and themes for deep conversation.