The Shadow of Mockery

A shroud of purple, soiled color
royalty mocked, in the prison, in the dungeon
a king with a reed for a scepter, thorns for a crown
stripped and flogged, scourged for our sins
after a farce of a trial, accusation,
harsh judgment of the mob
before the ignominy of the skull, of the cross
ridicule by the Romans, by the soldiers
denying him honor, even dignity
under a shadow of mockery.


April 10, 2009
Holy Thursday service
and service of Tenebrae
Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
April 9, 2009
Tenebrae – The Service of Shadows
1. THE SHADOW OF BETRAYAL
Matthew 26:20-25
2. THE SHADOW OF INNER AGONY
Luke 22:40-44
3. THE SHADOW OF LONELINESS
Matthew 26:40-45
4. THE SHADOW OF DESERTION
Matthew 26:47-50,55,56
5. THE SHADOW OF ACCUSATION
Matthew 26:59-67
6. THE SHADOW OF MOCKERY
Mark 15:12-20
7. THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Luke 23:33-46
Hymn: Were You There…
FINAL READING
John 1:1-4