Friday, March 06, 2015

threw himself on the ground

not a gentle kneeling
lowering himself slowly
Christ threw himself on the ground
to pray in the garden, Gethsemane
the sorrow such a weight
the heaviness of this moment
the betrayer stalking the night
the other disciples sleeping

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March 6, 2015
threw himself on the ground

Matthew 26:37
Matthew 26:38
Matthew 26:39
Mark 14:32a
Lenten book study:
Chapter 2. “Garden of Gethsemane”
24 Hours That Changed the World
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
&
Matthew 26:28
Exodus 24:8
Jeremiah 31:31-34
John 15:15
John 13:3-5
Mark 14:12, 22-25
Lenten book study:
Chapter 1. “The Last Supper”
24 Hours That Changed the World
by Reverend Adam Hamilton
Spirit study led by Pastor Ruth Foss
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
&
other books by Rev. Hamilton studied in Spirit Study groups -
Not A Silent Night
&
The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus
&        
“Final Words from the Cross”

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