Silent Saturday

O sacred Head, now wounded,With grief and shame weighed down,Now scornfully surroundedWith thorns, Thine only crown;How pale Thou art with anguish,With sore abuse and scorn!How does that visage languishWhich once was bright as morn! What Thou, my Lord, hast sufferedWas all for sinners’ gain:Mine, mine was the transgression,But Thine the deadly pain;Lo, here I fall,…

Holy Week begins

Today we begin Holy Week. That week between the time that Jesus arrives in Jerusalem riding on a donkey to the cheers of the crowd and the time that Jesus re-enters to be chased, betrayed, arrested, beaten and crucified. I’m inviting you to join me in this week, to journey through some of the Scriptures…

Easter words

With the table set, the cooking food filling the house with the aroma of a delicious hot turkey dinner, and our helper Carlyle making sure everything was ready, we awaited the rest of the family for our Easter dinner. Being together is wonderful, and a turkey dinner is just what this guy ordered! Maybe requested…