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Holy Week Devotions 2020 #5

4/9/2020

 

​Thursday: “I thirst” (John 19:28)​

Being on the cross is not a quiet death. One hangs there for hours. The cross is an instrument of torture. The day wears on, minutes stretch to hours, the body weakens yearning for something so basic as water. Water to moisten a parched mouth and free a swollen tongue, to keep one alive just a few moments longer. Did the words of Psalm 63 (O God, thou art my God, I seek thee, my soul thirsts for thee…) go through Jesus’ mind? Is thirsting for water a thirst for life? For God?

         Jesus is often referred to as living water. The image of streams flowing in the desert or rivers in dry land are promises throughout Scripture. How do these fit with Jesus cry for water? What does water mean to you and your life? What is the significance of the sponge being offered to Jesus on a branch of hyssop?

         Hymn: “Ah, holy Jesus,” HWB #254

​Maundy Thursday communion service (evening, preferably)

We invite you to share communion together as family's tomorrow evening. As noted previously, you'll want to gather some juice and bread together ahead of time.
Pastor Weldon, Rosie and I recorded a service you can join when convenient: <https://youtu.be/4tsOIUJiRWg>. Karen Andres assisted with some accompanying.

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