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LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Palm Sunday Year A Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew’s gospel is about a journey to Jerusalem. Although Luke writes about Jesus’ presentation at the Temple (2:21) - and Jesus must indeed have undergone this ceremony – Matthew makes no mention of it. John set…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Palm Sunday: The Liturgy of the Palms Mark 11.1-11 or John 12.12-16 Gaze on donkeys plodding down arid hillsides in the Middle East or North Africa – they can still be seen today. At first they appear in the distance indistinguishable from the boulders – only their movement betra…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Palm Sunday - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Palm Sunday - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Palm Sunday (Liturgy of the Passion) Isaiah 50. 4-9a: Psalm. 31. 9-16 [17-18] : Philippians 2.5-11 : Matthew 26.14-27.66 or Matthew 27.11-54 Lord, you give us life, you give us love, you give us yourself: help us to give our lives, our love, ourselves to you; through Christ who d…
Meditation - 6th Sunday of Lent Year C
Meditation - 6th Sunday of Lent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 6th Sunday in Lent – Palm Sunday Year C The morning after the night before Luke 22: 14-23: 56 They came for him like thieves in the night. O yes, he knew it was going to happen. He made that abundantly clear at supper that night. Of course we didn’t really understand…
glimpses of glory - The Second Sunday of Easter - Year C
glimpses of glory - The Second Sunday of Easter - Year C
by SPCK - David Adam
The Second Sunday of Easter Christ our God, risen from the dead, come and enter into the darkness of our doubt and despair, with the bright light of your presence, that we may put trust in you and in the power of your resurrection, that we may rejoice in you the risen Lord, our s…
Palm Sunday a proclamation of kingship
Palm Sunday a proclamation of kingship
by Colin Smith
In this short reflection/sermon (880 words), the events of Palm Sunday are seen as parts of a pre-planned ceremony which amounted to Jesus proclaiming his Kingship. Later events and ceremonies in Holy week reveal the particular kind of king he was going to be. How this differed f…
The ceremonial entry into Jerusalem
The ceremonial entry into Jerusalem
by Colin Smith
In this short reflection/sermon (1050 words) the events of Palm Sunday are seen as a ceremony, each part of which is important. These parts are examined and their significance is made evident. Similarities with church ceremonies are then considered.
Gazing on the Gospels year c - Palm Sunday The Liturgy of the Palms Year C