Tuesday, December 23, 2014

on Good Friday morning – v3

on Good Friday morning
at about six o’clock in the morning
on a night that knew no sleep
Christ stood in the dock of judgment
before Caesar’s representative
Christ accused of blasphemy, of sedition,
of fomenting rebellion against Rome,
of claiming He was God
when He was a man
How that must have felt,
for Christ, the Messiah,
for His mother, for Mary;
Hearing her own people
shouting, “Crucify Him!”,
her child, the Son of God

on Good Friday morning
after a night that knew no sleep
by eight o’clock in the morning
Christ had been judged, beaten,
and scourged by the Romans
Now He was back, presented,
standing before Caesar
the King of the Jews
a beaten, a bloody mess;
but no pity from them.
Hate from the Mob
some of those who had shouted,
“Hosanna!”, only a few days earlier,
when they shouted, Crucify!”,
and led Him to the cross.




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edited December 23, 2014
on Good Friday morning – v3

(editing original again and version 2)
edited December 15, 2014
on Good Friday morning – v2
edited December 6, 2014
on Good Friday morning
merged December 5, 2014
about six in the morning – v2
December 5, 2014
standing vigil at the cross
edited December 5, 2014
that lonely six hours – v2
December 5, 2014
that lonely six hours
December 5, 2014
watching Christ suffer and die
December 5, 2014
through the eyes of his mother
merged December 5, 2014
about six in the morning – v2
December 5, 2014
by eight o’clock in the morning
December 5, 2014
about six o’clock in the morning – v1
December 5, 2014
a sword will pierce your soul
December 5, 2014
breaking her heart
December 5, 2014
Standing at His cross
Advent book study:
Luke 2:33-35
prophecy of Simeon
Chapter 2: “The Piercing of Mary’s Soul”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
2nd Sunday of Advent
Advent Sermon Series: The Voices of Advent, “I was there…”
Luke 1:26-38 (KJV)
Voices of Advent – “I was there…”
dramas by Ross Olson
sermon/message – “Mary”
as performed by Shyanne Foss,
who, like Mary, is 14 years old
worship led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
2nd Sunday of Advent
December 7, 2014
&
Acts 1:8-14
referenced article about Black Friday death in 2008
(and website for Black Friday Deaths - http://blackfridaydeathcount.com/)
Introduction and
Chapter 1. “Beginning with the End”
Not A Silent Night
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
earlier books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -
The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”
&
24 Hours That Changed the World


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