It has nothing to do with me
It has nothing to do with me
by David A. Campton
It has nothing to do with me... Monologue based on Pontius Pilate Matthew 27: 11-26; Mark 15: 1-15; Luke 23: 1-25; John 18: 28 – 19: 16 It has nothing to do with me... It is a Jewish matter... Nothing to do with Rome. If I had my way I would have left them to it. Another spat bet…
Rocky Road through Holy Week
Rocky Road through Holy Week
by catherine beane
Rocky Road Recipe exploring the events of Holy Week / Easter This 'Rocky Road through Holy Week' recipe is a great way to explore the events of Holy Week with children of all ages. Ingredients: 1 Drop of orange oil / flavouring 2 Handfuls of raisins 12 Glace cherries 1 Bag of Min…
The view from above
The view from above
by David Barker
A dialogue for 2 characters, who look down on the scene in Jerusalem on Good Friday and comment on the events unfolding before them. The view from above Two characters are sitting high up, maybe on a trestle or on step-ladders, looking down, swinging their legs …. 1 This is great…
The Things He Said - Ch. 1 - Early Morning - Nothing
The Things He Said - Ch. 1 - Early Morning - Nothing
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
The Things He Said - Part One - Early Morning Chapter 1 Nothing These are the never-ending years of being dead. The long, dark hours of the night turning slowly, vanquishing the light, the heavy blanket of the blackest hour shrouding the land, obliterating every detail. Silence. …
Prayer: God of truth
Prayer: God of truth
by Marjorie Dobson
God of truth, even today we live in a world where power corrupts and people are put to death unjustly. We remember those who are persecuted for their beliefs and those who live under an oppressive regime. We recognise that it was religious people who hounded Jesus, mocked his lif…
Understanding God
Understanding God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Understanding God Holy Week Understanding God, when we are faced with disastrous situations, we often have no real idea how to respond. We want to do something – anything – but feel helpless in the face of grief and destruction. At the time of the shock our emotions are i…
Prayer: God of the past and future
Prayer: God of the past and future
by Marjorie Dobson
God of the past and future, there are some memories that are almost too painful to bear. At the time of any death there is regret and sorrow and pain and heartache. Grieving openly can be a way of releasing those feelings and giving them voice. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Eggs and Ashes Book - Three Prayers for Good Friday
Eggs and Ashes Book - Three Prayers for Good Friday
by R Burgess/C Polhill (Wild Goose Publ)
Three prayers for Good Friday: The denial of your image Our inhumanity Religious power abused Forgive us, Father, for all the times we label others, forgetting each one is made and loved by you. Forgive us, Jesus, for the little choices that blind us to the pain we cause others t…
Eggs and Ashes Book - A Passover Meal for Thirteen
Eggs and Ashes Book - A Passover Meal for Thirteen
by R Burgess/C Polhill (Wild Goose Publ)
Reflection - Meditation A Passover meal for thirteen How come it’s always me that gets to lay the table and never the boys? A Passover meal for thirteen, mum says, in our upstairs room; ten courses, best dishes, two jars of wine, and they might need a waitress. Job for you, Naomi…
Bible Study Based on John 13: 1-17
Bible Study Based on John 13: 1-17
by Michaela Youngson
Bible study/dramatic reflection It would work well in Holy week or one of the Lent Sundays. Bible Study John 13.1-17 Beverly Gaventa describes this passage as a ‘commentary on Jesus’ death’. This makes a certain kind of sense. The passage, as Pete Phillips said, marks a radical s…
Good Friday Crucifixions: Holy Week in Abstract