“Pieta”

Each Saturday and Tuesday during Lent, the devotion will consist of visual or musical works of art for you to contemplate.  There might be a brief quote or statement for you to consider as you view/listen to the material; there may be notes from or about the artist or...

Eli Eli Lama Sabachtani?

Matthew 27:27-50 Abandonment is one of the most powerful feelings – it can begin early in our lives and continue to haunt us literally until our death. Huge spiritual issues arise from feelings of abandonment – Am I worthy? Am I loved? Jesus is not only mocked and...

The Divine Use of Power

John 13:1-17 In verse three Jesus is described as “knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands.”  That is, all worldly power was within his grasp. Then, after making that amazing claim, we are told that Jesus grabbed a towel and began to wash the...

A New Commandment

John 13:21-38 This passage is one of the saddest and most gripping scenes in scripture. It begins by saying that Jesus “was very troubled in spirit.”  It was during this last supper with his disciples that Jesus tells them, “one of you will betray me.” Then Judas is...

“O Lamb of God Most Holy”

Each Saturday and Tuesday during Lent, the devotion will consist of visual or musical works of art for you to contemplate.  There might be a brief quote or statement for you to consider as you view/listen to the material; there may be notes from or about the artist or...

Nothing Can Separate Us

Romans 8:31-39 The Apostle Paul had his own personal conflicts at various times in his life, but Paul is at his best in these verses from the eighth chapter of Romans. He starts out by saying, “If God is for us, who can be against us?” Of course in this earthly life...