1   O God, you are my God, I seek you,            my soul thirsts for you;       my flesh faints for you,            as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.  2   So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,            beholding your power and glory.  3   Because your steadfast love is better than life,            my lips…

Gospel Reading Mark 15:33-39 33When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling…

“Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love. Like all of life’s important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our…

1   How lovely is your dwelling place,            O LORD of hosts!  2   My soul longs, indeed it faints            for the courts of the LORD;       my heart and my flesh sing for joy            to the living God. 3   Even the sparrow finds a home,            and the swallow a nest for herself,            where she may lay her young,       at your…

Gospel Reading Mark 15:22-32 22Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). 23And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. 24And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them, casting lots to decide what each should take. 25It was nine o’clock in…

“It’s very dramatic when two people come together to work something out. It’s easy to take a gun and annihilate your opposition, but what is really exciting to me is to see people with differing views come together and finally respect each other.”

1   Vindicate me, O LORD,            for I have walked in my integrity,            and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.  2   Prove me, O LORD, and try me;            test my heart and mind.  3   For your steadfast love is before my eyes,            and I walk in faithfulness to you. 4   I do not sit with the worthless,            nor…

Gospel Reading Mark 15:12-21 12Pilate spoke to them again, “Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the Jews?” 13They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14Pilate asked them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him!” 15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas…