by Heidi | Apr 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
There’s a lot to be uncomfortable about on Good Friday. We have become used to associating a cross with Jesus, but the reality of the cross in Judea two thousand years ago was quite different. The cross was a means of execution, but it was also a means of humiliation....
by Heidi | Apr 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The word maundy appears to come from the Latin mandate, which means, “commandment.” After Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, he said to them, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will...
by Heidi | Apr 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, the last Sunday of Lent. It’s the day we remember Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. Jerusalem at this time was preparing for the Passover celebration, so it would have been teeming with both residents and pilgrims....
by Heidi | Apr 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
This sacred season finds us in the forty days (forty-six, if we count Sundays) prior to Easter Sunday. The early church used Lent as a way to prepare hearts to celebrate the resurrection. This is a season of reflection and repentance, often alongside fasting. Lent is...
by Heidi | Jan 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Up until recently, the liturgical season of Epiphany meant little to me. One of my Catholic grandmothers refused to take her Christmas tree down until Epiphany, insisting that Christmas didn’t end until January 6th, when the wise men arrived to see Jesus. I didn’t...
by Heidi | Jul 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
I’ve been spending a lot of time at Jacob’s Well with Jesus and the Samaritan woman. This was a challenging story to keep within my word count. My research led me to think and pray on so many different nuggets, so despite a looming deadline, I can’t move on...
