As we continue on the Holy Week journey along the ancient path, let us pray for one another. Let us continue to love one another well and let us continue to reach out in loving service to the world.
Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ.
Hear the words of Jeremiah, “Ask for the ancient path. Look for the ancient way. Walk in it and you will find rest for your souls.”
As we continue on the Holy Week journey along the ancient path, let us pray for one another. Let us continue to love one another well and let us continue to reach out in loving service to the world.
Our founder, John Wesley, reminded us often of the importance of generosity at all times. Being a lover of holy communion and receiving it almost every day of his life, he said, “I would rather neglect the Holy Sacrament than neglect face to face ministry with those in need.” And in his sermon On Zeal, he reminded us that mercy is more important than piety.
As we enter into this Holy Week, we give thanks for every means of grace – for the opportunity to pray, to read the scriptures, to be in silence in beautiful places, to be in connection with one another and to give generously. As we move toward Holy Thursday, we will wash our hands in memory of the foot-washing which took place in the Upper Room and on Easter morning, we will renew our sense of being God’s baptized people by touching baptismal water in our homes.
In a prison, men were incarcerated. Missing the sacrament, their leader lifted his hands and had them imagine the bread. The bread which we do not have present, we remember and as we remember it, we remember all of those who have no bread this day. And the cup which we raise. we remember and remembering it. we remember all those who have shed their blood for the cause of Christ.
As we enter into this very unusual time, as we receive God’s fullest measure of grace in all the moments of these days, may your Holy Week abound in blessing as you walk closely with Christ.