Trinity Church Wall Street Lenten Meditations 2018

I invite you,therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of

a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer,

fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating

on God’s holy Word. And, to make a right beginning of

repentance, and as a mark of our mortal nature, let us

now kneel before the Lord, our maker and redeemer.

By the cross and passion of your Son our Lord,

Bring us with all your saints to the joy of his resurrection.

—The Book of Common Prayer, 1979

Acknowledgements Lenten Meditations is offered by the worshipping community, clergy and staff of

Trinity Church Wall Street to offer reflection and inspiration throughout this holy

season. Provided by the Congregational Council, it is produced by congregational

volunteers, the Justice and Reconciliation Department, and the Communications

Department, who express gratitude to all who contributed to this book and to all

who are blessed by it. Thanks especially to Emory Edwards and Jennifer Chinn for

coordinating Lenten Meditations 2018.

Cover: Dr. Kathy Bozzuti-Jones

Suscipe

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,my memory, my understanding,and my entire will,All I have and call my own.

You have given all to me.To you, Lord, I return it.

Everything is yours; do with it what you will.Give me only your love and your grace,that is enough for me.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

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Ash Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

My first Lent in New York was filled with conversations about what people were giving up. The top three were chocolate, alcohol, and dessert. It was all a bit alien as my home parish in Virginia marched to a different drummer. It commemorated Ash Wednesday with a pancake breakfast before the service. At least we did half of the fasting and prayer to which the church exhorts us.

At its core, Lent is about freedom. It is not about giving up, so much as giving away.

In his book Transforming Stewardship, Fr. Chuck Robertson writes about the sacred bundle. If we carry around everything that we have ever received or considered, our bundle becomes unwieldy. If you have ever moved apartments, you become keenly aware of how a formerly loved treasure can quickly become too heavy a burden. We must choose what is important to us and what to leave behind, else we become enslaved by our possessions and passions.

What are the things that separate you from the love of God? Start on the path to freedom: put it down, give it away, and reconnect with the Holy One.

May you have a blessed Lent, and may this book of reflections from your fellow parishioners help deepen your spiritual journey.

Emory Edwards Chair, Lenten Meditations

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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Deuteronomy 30:15–20; Psalm 1; Luke 9:18–25

After Ash Wednesday’s physical and spiritual reminder of our humanity, it’s tempting to slip into the somber, introspective mood that fits the Lenten themes of giving things up and committing ourselves to prayer and penitence.

It seems a little odd, then, that all the scriptures for this day reflect on life. The psalm references the fruit of an ever-living tree, Luke shows Jesus predicting his resurrection, and Deuteronomy instructs us to “choose life, so that you and your children may live.”

The day of confronting our mortality has passed, so now comes a time to look at life with a new lens, to see how we can live in a more Christian way throughout the entire season.

The readings also describe the fate awaiting those who do not follow God’s laws, how they shall become the chaff of humankind. While destruction and curses seem scary, Jesus reminds us that, in the end, those who adhere too closely to the old laws are the ones who shall reject him.

Thus, today calls us to take on the great task of Lent: achieving the holy balance of meditating on God’s law while taking time to simply enjoy life.

Marcella Roy

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Friday, February 16, 2018

Isaiah 58:1-9a; Psalm 51:1-10; Matthew 9:10-17

CLEAN ME, WASH ME, SHOUT

Make me wanna shout, shoutSHOUT “here I am Lord, clean me up.”Wash me, wash me, wash meGonna raise my voice like Satchmo’ Blowin’, blowin’ blowin’ his horn.Shoutin’ “mercy, mercy me”Clean me, Wash me, Clean me up. I’m a sinner and...I will raise my voice. Always.

Prayer: Have mercy, Lord. Wash me.Have mercy. Amen

Ruth Antoinette Foy

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Saturday, February 17, 2018

Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 86:1-11; Luke 5:27-32

In a moment of quietude this evening, place your soul in front of a mirror and ask of it permission to explore your daily contradictions. Take the layers of your thoughts and behaviors of this day and unbundle them for you to see and know yourself clearly. And in the silence of honesty notice the distance between how far is what you ideally believe yourself to be as a follower of Jesus Christ from what you actually thought and did this day amongst all of those who are your neighbors (which is everyone you touched today in thought, word and deed).

When you understand how far they are apart, then you will be grounded in the contradictory life you have led today. Accept what is real no matter how much you initially would like to explain it away. Unshackle yourself from any blame or recrimination for that gap in your spirit as you humble yourself to pray for the forgiveness that our Lord will grant you. And then promise yourself that when you do this reflection again tomorrow that the distance between what you believe yourself to be and what you are will be narrower than it was today. Repeat forever.

Charles N. Jamison, Jr.

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1Sunday, February 18, 2018

Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15

Each of our Gospels tells a story of Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River. For Luke and Matthew and John, the baptism and its miracles are spectacles—public signs that justify the people’s hopes and encourage their faith.

For Mark, the signs and revelations of the baptism are more personal; they’re messages meant for Jesus alone, and we’re granted the extraordinary privilege of experiencing them from within. We see what Jesus sees: the heavens rent, the realm of God stitched to earth by the threading path of a dove’s flight. We hear what Jesus hears: the tender, reassuring words of a parent for her child: You are mine. You are beloved. You delight me. We feel some of what Jesus must’ve felt as he stepped out of the river and set his feet on a new road: anxiety, fear. . . but also reassurance, love, accompaniment.

God chose to walk among us. That means God in Christ has experienced every aspect of what it means to be human. God knows what we feel and how we love and why we hurt. That transparency works both ways: in Jesus, God also graciously invites us to look in—to perceive and understand what it means to be God’s child—to be beloved of and sought by our great Creator.

May we carry that invitation with us we follow Jesus into the wilderness of a holy Lent, certain of God’s accompaniment.

The Reverend Beth Blunt

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1 Monday, February 19, 2018

Leviticus 19:1–2, 11–18; Psalm 19:7–14; Matthew 25:31–46

The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul;

the decrees of the LORD are sure, making wise the simple;

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you,

O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

It is a true and evident fact that in order to become PERFECT, each one of us must strictly follow the law of our Lord, which was handed down to all of us through the ages by the hands of Moses and all of the other great prophets.

And consequently, if we obey these decrees of the Lord, we will all also certainly become wise.

Eileen Hope

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1Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Isaiah 55:6–11; Psalm 34:15–22; Matthew 6:7–15

A private chat line with God

“Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near” (Isaiah). “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry” (psalm). “And when you pray...do not babble like a pagan and use many words, for your Father knows what you need before you ask” (Matthew).

The message I discerned from today’s scriptures is one of communication —communication with God. While there are many methods of communicating, prayer is central, and can be a private and singular chat line to and with God.

Isaiah 55 counsels us to seek the Lord, to turn to the Lord, and He will have mercy on us, and freely pardon. Matthew 6 prescribes the formula for prayer and sets the bar with the Lord’s Prayer. And Psalm 34 assures us that no one who takes refuge will be forsaken.

When we shadow the prescribed formula, our prayer to God will comprise of acknowledgment, praise, forgiveness, petitions, and thankfulness.

Dear Father/Mother, you who are the source of my existence, I acknowledge, love, and praise you! Thank you for filling me with your peace as I turn away from my transgressions, and with the grace to share that peace with my brothers and sisters as they turn from theirs. As I seek refuge in you, protect those I love, intensify my compassion, my stewardship, and show me the best way to do your will in service of others. Amen.

Oliva George

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1 Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Jonah 3:1–10; Psalm 51:11–18; Luke 11:29–32

My first year in conservatory, my voice and speech teacher gave us an exercise. In our own time, we repeated “How DARE you. How DARE you.” (Please do not try this. It’s terrible.)

Everyone was a complete mess. That phrase—repeated again and again—touched each person no matter how different our backgrounds, how privileged or how hard. It was a foundational moment in my spiritual life—while it was sad and painful (and maybe inadvisable), it also made me feel such tenderness and connection to my classmates.

And here it is again in the readings. The story of Lent—vengefulness, bitterness, suffering, connection, redemption.

We will not always win.

We will not always be liked.

We will not always receive our just reward.

And we will not take it well, either.

The readings here say we will be spit upon, we will experience bitterness and doubt, we will shake our fists—How dare they! How dare they!

And then we will open our fists and let go.

Not because we are enlightened or because we are superior beings in any way, but because we will ask God for help.

And then trust.

Jennifer Chinn

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1Thursday, February 22, 2018

Esther (Apocrypha) 14:1–6, 12–14; Psalm 138; Matthew 7:7–12

I’m Zimbabwean, and I’ve been praying for change in Zimbabwe for the past twenty years, and it finally came but not in the fashion I had hoped. As I write this meditation, a coup is underway in Zimbabwe, and the news is coming through in nervous drips except the fake news which is flooding my inbox.

These verses remind us that if we ask, knock, pray, we shall receive, but we all know the saying, “Be careful what you ask for…” If you have to ask God for something, make sure you’ve got your seatbelt on, expect surprises, because His way is not always your way, but he will always provide the Holy Spirit for fuel.

Tapua Tunduwani

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1 Friday, February 23, 2018

Ezekiel 18:21–28; Psalm 130; Matthew 5:20–26

Matthew 5:24 “Leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister. And then come and offer your gift.”

Reconciliation is important for us, for our neighbor and for our relationship with God. God who is willing enough to wait for our gift. The outpouring and returning and sharing of the gift and renewing our relationship with God, with ourselves and our brothers and sisters, are essential in the life of all Christian.

Jesus is willing to give us life by letting us know that the door is open and will always be open to welcome us. We could not be welcomed back until we welcome the other, and together we can celebrate.

God wants to offer that same gift of life to our brothers and sisters. We couldn’t love someone we could not forgive, and we know well the two greatest commandments: love God and love our neighbor. Sometimes we have all our right to be mad or to be upset, but we too are not perfect, and we want to be loved. To forgive someone is to love them and to give them a chance to experience the grace of God and for you to become the beloved of God.

Your place will be there at the table, just go and forgive and return to your place. When you are able to go and forgive and return, you will not return alone but with Christ and your neighbor to celebrate at God’s table; only then the celebration will be complete.

May God give us the grace, the courage, and humility to go and be reconciled. Amen.

Sister Promise Atelon, SSM

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1Saturday, February 24, 2018 St. Matthias Day

Acts 1:15-26; Psalm 15; Philippians 3:13-21; John 15:1, 6-16

Jesus is the real vine and Jesus has chosen us to bear much fruit. Just as the grapes receive the food needed to produce, we, being fed by God, are given what is necessary to produce the good works we are called to bring forth.

What is it that feeds you? What is God calling you to produce?

Sister Ann Whittaker, SSM

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2 Sunday, February 25, 2018

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:22-30; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38

“Against all hope, Abraham in faith believed…” (Romans 4:18)

The ongoing disturbing reality (human and natural tragedies) in the world as well as our many times failure to conform our lives to Jesus’ teaching may affect our optimism. They have led some to discouragement and to hopelessly think that the Good News cannot be accomplished. The reality of Abram and Sarai’s age and God’s promise to them of a biological son also seemed delusional. God tells us through their journey with HIM, the birth of Isaac and the multitude of all those who recognize themselves as Abraham’s spiritual children that HE is the God of impossible.

In this promise, God is doing more than just renewing his promise to Abraham as HE associates Sarai to the realization of HIS PLAN.

This very exciting news to these two old people is preceded by an order given to Abraham to walk before God and to be blameless. In other words, if God’s declaration seems unilateral, its accomplishment depends on Abraham’s attitude before him. Abraham will have to make God’s manner his own way of living which means that he could also resist God. If we do not believe in God or we think that HE is as limited as we are, we can delay as Jonah did what God wants to accomplish in our lives and in the world through us. (Jonah 1:2-3).

The Reverend Alfred Loua

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2Monday, February 26, 2018

Daniel 9:3–10; Psalm 79:1–9; Luke 6:27–38

Let us pray:

Most Merciful Mother Jesus hold fast to us and have your Spirit abide in us to guide and strengthen us that we may follow your word and example to do to others as we would have them do to us. For in our striving to do so we are children of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.

Throughout this season of prayer and reflection, as we contemplate our shortcomings and failings, things done and left undone, let us always be mindful of Your endless love for us. Help us to know that You love us not because of the good we do or fail to do but because You are the source of all goodness. Amen.

Robert Reilly

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2 Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Isaiah 1:2–4, 16–20

All three of these passages are framed in legal imagery, using the rhetoric of a lawsuit, a trial, or a warning. But with the accusations come exhortations to transform one’s life, and to seek and find salvation.

In Isaiah, God calls on the people of Israel to take right action rather than right ritual. In the psalm, the people are accused of misunderstanding sacrifice and are called upon to live lives consistent with the beliefs they profess. In Matthew, Jesus denounces the hypocrisy of those who seek status, approval, and admiration for their outward signs of piety.

How do we translate these exhortations to “the people” or groups to our own individual lives? Lent is a good time to take note of our own hypocrisy, or the moral contradictions in our own actions. Do I give myself too much credit for doing a good thing, a small good deed? What’s my motivation: That I want other people to think well of me? I think that’s what the Prophet Isaiah, the Psalmist, and Jesus are all getting at. What matters is not that we gratify ourselves and live a self-centered life, but that we live in proper relationship to God: in an attitude of gratitude: “For the world is mine, and all that is in it” (Ps 50:12).

Willem Brans

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2Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Jeremiah 18:1–11, 18–20; Psalm 31:9–16; Matthew 20:17–28

“Just like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.”

“You are my God. My times are in your hand.”

“You will indeed drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left, this is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

What does God have in store for you? What are you using this season of Lent to prepare for?

A universal theme running through all of these readings is an omnipotent, omniscient God that has the power to shape and change our destiny as she chooses. All of these readings speak to the human response to that God in the moment. The Old Testament reading illustrates a response to the free will gift of God to accept or reject instruction. The psalm reflects a desperate reliance on God’s word and will, believing it to be the best for ourselves when experiencing the worst, usually with no other place to turn. The Gospel reading shows worldly ambition in association with what God has in store for us, desiring the best for ourselves. All of these responses speak about the desires of humanity in the moment and not to where they are being led.

“Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave.”

Jesus lays the ground work for figuring out what God has in store for you. He guides you to look at the outward need to find your inward destiny. He signals you to look at the role you can provide in service to another, big or small, as the first guidepost in understanding what God has in store for your life. That first step, which is your free will choice to make, lets God shape your life in her image. If you have the faith of the psalmist, it will lead to more life than you could have ever imagined, maybe even to the right or left hand of Jesus in the kingdom to come.

Christian Hylton

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2 Thursday, March 1, 2018

Jeremiah 17:5–10; Psalm 1; Luke 16:19–31

“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I the LORD search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”

The heart is also full of love. Our jobs as humans is to uncover that love, to stave off the temptations of the temporal and shine the radiance of love throughout our daily lives.

These passages caution us to not rely on the material but to trust the righteousness of God. The irony here is that it is our very humanness that tempts us; we are built for temptation and sin. Most of us anyway. (There are saints who walk among us here at Trinity). But for the rest of us, our struggle is to go beyond the pettiness, the injury, the injustice, for they are ultimately immaterial. To quote the great poet-philosopher Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love.” What we’ll be judged by, is by our love. Amen.

Keith Kline

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2Friday, March 2, 2018

Genesis 37:3–4, 12–28; Psalm 105:16–22; Matthew 21:33–43

Visitation

Today is March 2, 2018.

One year ago, on March 1, 2017, I sat in my office and opened the oversized envelope from Trinity, recognizing that it would contain this year’s Lenten Medication booklet. As I gently eased the booklet out, the cover’s blurry water color illustration came into focus and I immediately recognized it. It was an original piece of art based on a photograph of me, sitting on a bench with my beloved father and dear friend Dolores in the Trinity Cemetery. My father had been cremated and his ashes interned in that very same cemetery only 19 days prior to my opening of the envelope.

What an incredible coincidence. Surely when Trinity was designing their 2017 booklet they did not know that my father would pass away by the time it was published. They did intend for this cover to be a dedication in his memory. My father, who when he left this world created an incredible void in my life, had come to visit me. I held the booklet close and I cried.

Who visits you? Do they know when you are in need of a visit? Who do you choose to visit?

Catharina Oerlemans

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2 Saturday, March 3, 2018

Micah 7:14–15, 18–20; Psalm 103:1–4(5–8)9–12; Luke 15:11–32

Today’s biblical readings took me back to my first love: Greek mythology and their parallel stories of the gods and goddesses of antiquity. My favorite is Ovid’s tale of Baucis and Philemon, which speaks powerfully to what it means to become fully human and excellent.

Hermes and Zeus, disguised as ragged peasants, visited a small village and asked all the people they met for food and shelter, but everyone turned them away. At the end of the village and up a hill, they came to a tiny shack where Baucis and Philemon lived. They were poor, except for a little milk from their one cow, honey from their own hives, and a loaf of bread. But they were really happy and shared everything they had with anyone in need.

When they sat down to break bread with their visitors and poured the milk, it continued to flow, the honey expanded, and the loaf of bread never grew smaller! When their guests were ready to leave, Baucis and Philemon walked them to the top of the hill. Astonishingly, the village below and all the people in it had vanished, and now a beautiful blue lake rippled. It was then that they realized, they were entertaining angels disguised as peasants!

As the years passed, Baucis and Philemon grew old, and so they prayed to the angels they met so long ago and said beseechingly, “We wish we could never die and always remain together.”

The next morning, as they stood on the hill, their feet began to sink into the ground, and their limbs sprouted leaves that became branches, each entwined and entangled around the other. They had transformed into trees: an oak and a linden!

This story mightily stands beside Micah, Luke and Psalm 103, which all remind us that, in a mysterious and unjust world, we must act justly, and do what is right, as if the angels might appear at any time.

Sam Joanna Ghiggeri

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3Sunday, March 4, 2018

Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22

Everything that exists, exists within God. Nothing is separate, though self-centered desire may falsely make it seem so. That’s an insight that shows up in every world religion at its mature level, and each of today’s four readings speaks to a particular facet of that truth:

The Ten Commandments declare an early awareness of it: no gods stand before God, a God whose “faith-keeping” draw our hearts from misdirected idolatries into God’s own limitlessness faithfulness—

“a thousand generations.”

The beloved Psalm 19 proclaims perhaps more clearly than any biblical text how divine grandeur shines out in plain view through every ordinary facet of creation as it lives from its core identity in God.

Paul, following Jesus, proclaims this “natural order” in a countercultural way—the “foolishness of the Cross” he calls it. In the world as God makes it, all of life is given as pure gift and each little life is laid down and lost—but held, absorbed into a larger pattern of unfolding Life. Self-centered living resists that natural process, and brings single-handedly so much unnecessary suffering into the world.

And finally, we find Jesus the prophet, proclaiming this “natural order” intensely! He takes on the cynical, religionist usury going on in front of him, and declares its unreal bankruptcy: No gods can stand before God. This is not a jealously decreed divine command; it’s simply a deep awareness of the architecture of Love that founds the universe and guides its evolutionary progress in God toward God.

Spend some time in prayer with one of these scriptures within the frame of this insight - that all of creation is forever held within God

—including you! Listen for how this universal architecture of Love is calling you to practice love this day.

The Reverend Daniel Simons

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3 Monday, March 5, 2018

2 Kings 5:1–15b; Psalm 42:1–7; Luke 4:23–30

Maybe it doesn’t have to be so complicated. Naaman did not believe that something as simple as washing in the Jordan could cure his leprosy.

When Jesus returned to Nazareth, he was rejected by his neighbors because of his familiarity to them. “Is this not Joseph’s son?” they asked. He answered by saying, “No prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown.”

Why is it that we require that answers to questions of faith be complex? Our religions have codified many rules and often require very specific behaviors in order to be pleasing to God. Sometimes it seems that we create rules to demonize people rather than to define what behaviors are to be emulated by all.

As for myself, I am fully in the other camp. Love God and love your neighbor; the rest is “footnotes.”

Prayer: God, help me to see your face in those whom I might scorn, as they are certainly as precious to you as I am. Keep me ever mindful of Your grace.

Cynthia Moten

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3Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Song of the Three Young Men 2–4, 11–20a; Psalm 25:3–10; Matthew 18:21–35

Lord God, you have remained with me through all my pridefulness, shame and suffering. You gave me strength to endure my offenders and accusers. You have lifted the weight from my shoulders, removed the prod from my back, illuminated a path around the mountain planted firmly before me. Dear God, my heart rests firmly in your hands and you have not forgotten me. You alone know the folly of my affected strength, my fears, however fleeting. You alone know what I have endured. Keep me in your rest, dear Lord, in this season of Lent. Restore me with your everlasting love. Breathe life, your spirit, into me that I may endure in patience, love, kindness, understanding, and fairness to all your children. Remain with me, dear Lord, that I may not forget that you are with me always. Amen.

Anonymous

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3 Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Deuteronomy 4:1–2, 5–9; Psalm 78:1–6; Matthew 5:17–19

Today’s texts focus on obedience to “the Law,” which, to the writer of Deuteronomy, meant the Law of Moses as given to him by God in the desert. The Psalmist says that the Lord “established a decree in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach to their children.” In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus announces: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.”

So how is a twenty-first century Christian to regard “the law”? Unlike Orthodox Jews, we don’t generally follow every dietary stricture of Leviticus or Deuteronomy. The rules about how to treat slaves wouldn’t exactly apply to us. Our sacrifices don’t literally involve a lamb or a goat.

My own reflections on “the law” remain confused and uncertain. I rely on the Bible’s own summary, first in Deuteronomy, then quoted by Jesus in Matthew: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Until “all is accomplished,” these are words I can strive to follow.

Katie Courtice Basquin

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3Thursday, March 8, 2018

Jeremiah 7:23-28; Psalm 95:6-11; Luke 11:14-23

“But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people . . .’ ‘And you shall say to them, this is the nation that did not obey the voice of the Lord. . . truth has perished and has been cut off from their mouth.” There is always a consequence for disobedience. As a child I was taught to obey whoever was in charge— whether it was my parents, my teacher, my big sister, and even strangers who I came in contact with. Of course, I was disobedient sometimes and I had to face the consequence. This reading speaks to all of us—we are the guilty ones. We have broken every commandment, and we acknowledge this when we pray the general confession “we have sinned against you, we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves,” etcetera, and then when we realize that there is a price to be paid, we become very penitent and ask for forgiveness. We are confident that we will be forgiven, so go back and commit the same sin all over again.

The Psalmist exhorts us to “worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” Otherwise, since we have been ignoring the Lord’s commandments so long, He says, “they are a people who err in their heart . . . therefore I swear in My anger, truly they shall not enter into My rest.” Remember, there is always a consequence for disobedience.

Loving God, we entreat you not to be angry with us, but be with us always guiding our feet in the right direction; help us to do what we promise when we ask for forgiveness and, because in our weakness, we slip back into our old habits, please be patient with us and continue to be our pilot. We ask this in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.

Ruth Lovelock

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3 Friday, March 9, 2018

Hosea 14:1–9; Psalm 81:8–14; Mark 12:28–34

Recently I held a grudge at someone who was very rude to me because they thought I purposely ignored them. I tried to approach them and explain that I would never intentionally do that, and they turned their head and rolled their eyes!

My word. How rude!

Now I was upset. They tried (too soon) to approach me and I used the opportunity to respond coldly. Why should I be so forgiving? I tried to justify the cold shoulder I was offering by telling myself that I deserved an apology. I kept this up for two weeks. I knew I was wrong, but I couldn’t shake feeling injured.

Two weeks of feeling miserable. Acutely aware that I needed to let go and open my heart a little wider. I went to sleep every day “hoping’ to miraculously wake as a transcendent super Christian. I hoped to wake up and love as Jesus loved. I didn’t pray on it, and I didn’t do any spiritual exercises. Why should I? I’m the victim here. Nothing changed.

By the grace of God, the next time the person spoke to me I had the strength to relinquish the pity party and I offered a big smile and a warm response.

Maribel Ruiz

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3Saturday, March 10, 2018

Hosea 6:1–6; Psalm 51:15–20; Luke 18:9–14

What offering are we taking on our journey to Jerusalem this year? God has said, “I delight in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” Therefore, let us study His word, stay constant in prayer, and worship in His temple.

It is only as we come to know His greatness and our great need to have Him in our lives that we begin to understand the magnitude of His gift of love. At the end of our journey may we be led to kneel at the cross in acceptance of that gift and to have our mouths opened in an offering of total praise.

Susie White Edwards

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4 Sunday, March 11, 2018

Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21

I’ve been reading a book on meditation by the writer and teacher Pema Chodron, called How to Meditate.

She asks: “[W]hat attitude should we take when we meditate? During meditation, we maintain a simple attitude, and that’s the attitude of ‘keep coming back.’ The basic frame of mind we take is that we should always come back and be present.”

Lent is a season that invites us to “keep coming back” to the presence of God.

First, Lent encourages the quiet to know and name the restlessness of our time and our place. Our Numbers reading witnesses to human impatience and unease, and the desire to make gods that will quell our restlessness. We turn to our idols, but the restlessness returns.

Then, Lent calls us to practices that nurture our awareness of the presence of God that is accessible to us in the restlessness. This is the gift of Grace that Paul speaks of in our reading from Ephesians. This is the Love named in our reading from the Gospel of John: “For God so loved the world...”

This Grace. This Love. This Presence. May we “keep coming back,” again and again.

The Reverend Kristin Miles

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4Monday, March 12, 2018

Isaiah 65:17–25; Psalm 30:1–6, 11–13; John 4:43–54

Dr. Kathy Bozzuti-Jones

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4 Tuesday, March 13, 2018Ezekiel 47:1–9, 12; Psalm 46:1–8; John 5:1–18

“Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the mountains be toppled into the depths of the sea.”

Psalm 46:2

In our time, we have experienced a lot of tragedy that has shaken us as a nation and the world at large. We’ve witnessed senseless killings, racism, and natural disasters. What would have happened to us Christians if we did not have faith in God?

What is faith?

Faith is one of those words that’s been misused for so long that most people have no idea what it really means. One might think like this, when we trust in Jesus to save us, we become united to him, and a magnificent exchange takes place. All our sins, rebellion, and wickedness are credited to him. Read the Bible, though, and you’ll find that faith is nothing like that caricature. Faith is not believing in something you can’t prove, as so many people define it. It is, biblically speaking, reliance.

Psalm 46 reminds me of a well-known hymn, “Will Your Anchor Hold?” There are times, when we are faced with life struggles, and we feel just as the psalmist David; our mountains feel like they are being toppled over, and our ground feels like it is being covered with pools of water. Just be reminded that “God is our refuge and strength, and a very present help in trouble.” As we continue in our Lenten disciplines this season of solemnness and reflection, know that the Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Let us pray: Lord, I’m not always eager to do your will. Please be with me on this Lenten journey and help me to remember that your own spirit can guide me in the right direction. Fix me, Jesus; I know that with your help, anything can be done. With a grateful heart, I acknowledge your love and know that without you, I can do nothing. Amen.

Tivaun Cooper

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4Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Isaiah 49:8–15; Psalm 145:8–19; John 5:19–29

Rest in the Lord as He works His perfect Will. Be still and consider all He provides for us. The abundant life is through the Son, by the God of Grace. We must know, that we know, that All Authority is given to the Son, and rest on His Promises.

As we live and breathe, we cling to the hope that whatever was, and is, and is to come is only possible Through Him.

Would a Father of Compassion and Mercy abandon his young and helpless?

If our earthly parents love and care for us, how much more would God our Heavenly Father care for us.

His compassion is Unsurpassable.

Let us never forget the unchanging intensity of God’s love for us and rest in His Everlasting Care.

Brenda Marshall

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4 Thursday, March 15, 2018

Exodus 32:7–14; Psalm 106:6–7, 19–23; John 5:30–47

In this chapter of John’s Gospel, Jesus is proving that he is God. He speaks convincingly on the duality of his nature, his humanity and divinity. It would appear, as these scriptures suggest, that Jesus is acutely aware of the cynicism surrounding his claim to be equal with God. He had already angered the Jewish leaders with his seeming disregard for the Sabbath.

Jesus begins by calling witnesses as in a courtroom setting. Could this have been his way of alluding to future events? Indeed, there are many in the crowd who would readily confirm his identity. There were numerous evidences of the miracles he performed. It is also very interesting to note that Jesus referenced the witness of John the Baptist who was among the first to proclaim Jesus’s deity.

As he continued to address the crowd, Jesus’s tone assumed a more serious edge. He chided the leaders by saying, “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life.” Ironically the very scriptures that they pored over daily, prophesied of his coming, yet their rejection of Jesus could not be any more blatant.

Jesus referred to John the Baptist as a “burning and shining lamp.” Let this be a metaphor of our faith throughout this contemplative Lenten season.

Angela Barrett

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4Friday, March 16, 2018

Wisdom 2:1a, 12–24; Psalm 34:15–22; John 7:1–2, 10, 25–30

Lent, a time to prepare for Easter: by remembering Jesus’s suffering and crucifixion by reflection and meditation by fasting or abstaining from something we enjoy by pondering the condition of our faith by being more compassionate and inclusive by heeding the advice in Psalm 34 “to do good and seek hope and peace.”

The good news is that after this solemn period of soul searching and contemplation comes the triumphant arrival of Easter with its glorious music and resounding trumpets announcing the joy, hope and peace of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord!

Roslyn Williams

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4 Saturday, March 17, 2018

Jeremiah 11:18–20; Psalm 7:6–11; John 7:37–52

Today’s psalm and Old Testament readings may seem difficult to reconcile with our faith. The raw display of anger and desire for revenge are uncomfortable to witness. The psalmist says in verse 11, “Arise, Lord, in your anger; rise up against the rage of my enemies.” Jeremiah says in verse 20: “let me see your vengeance on them.”

Both readings seem to be counter to the narrative of how faithful people should feel and behave. Burning rage, anger, and desire for vengeance don’t go well with the image of the good Christian.

We would be remiss, however, to dismiss these passages as misguided. They both speak to real emotions we experience when we are hurt or betrayed. Most importantly they show the response of the faithful people who came before us.

The psalmist and Jeremiah openly acknowledge their emotions and turn to God with their pain, fear, anger, and screaming desire for vengeance. They ask for relief and trust that God will right the wrongs in his own way. They surrender all their emotions and feelings to God.

This is what our Lord and Savior reminds us to do in Matthew 11:28: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Prisca Doh

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5Sunday, March 18, 2018

Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-13; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33

Reflecting on God’s covenant with us!

A covenant is a contract, agreement, undertaking, commitment, guarantee, warrant, pledge, promise or bond between two or more parties. In Scripture, God’s new covenant with humanity is centered on Jesus Christ, his life, death and resurrection. God’s will and purpose for humanity is clearly expressed in Jesus Christ, his son. Through Christ, God offers unconditional love to us. All other offers of God including an invitation to an eternal relationship with him is all clearly written in Christ Jesus. God also speaks to us in very clear language through his son and invites us to offer ours through him.

List the many commitments of God to you that you see through Christ...

The Reverend Frank Hakoola

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5 Monday, March 19, 2018 St. Joseph’s Day

Romans 4:17

Happy St. Joseph’s Day.

This verse from Paul’s letter to the Romans describes creation as the calling into being of things that are not.

He declares that is who God is. Jesus, born a human and fully divine, needed a foster dad on this human plane. Enter Joseph, whose fostering allowed this divine creature to come into being and survive in hostile environments and grow in strength and wisdom.

Joseph’s Biblical motto could have been “do as I do, not as I say”. That’s because Scripture gives us not one single word from his lips. The good news is that he listened, and not to fear and shame. He listened to angelic guidance who spoke to him in dreams: that the baby was not his, but what he needed to do; that the child was in danger and the family should flee; that Joseph’s village was safe and they should go back home.

Joseph had a courageous heart, one that let him listen, trust and act.

Prayer: God, help us 21st century folks to pause and listen to invisible guidance, and trust we are not alone and just winging it because there are always bigger wings involved.

Nora Renzulli

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5Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Numbers 21:4–9; Psalm 102:15–22; John 8:21–30

The Lord told Moses to make a fiery serpent and set it upon a pole. When the Israelites who were bitten by serpents looked at the pole, they lived.

When Jesus was lifted up on the Cross, He died, that we might live.

Let us look at Christ on the cross, and see that face in others.

MASKS

Behind the mask is the face

Behind the face is the heart

In the heart is the other,

and when the other removes the mask,

there is the face of God.

Sister Gloria Shirley, SSM

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5 Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Daniel 3:14–20, 24–28; Canticle 13; John 8:31–42

Over six centuries before Jesus reminded his opponents whose children they were, three young men, captives of a foreign despot, knew whose they were. They remained facing his commands and instructions even unto almost certain corporeal death. Fear of the Lord and hope sustained their faith.

The Almighty One fought their battle and sent help in the form of an angel to deliver them safely. This Divine presence caused the despot to recognize a power mightier than his own, instilling reverence and respect in his heart for the God of the Israelites. It is time to be still and surrender to God, our Advocate who also fights our battles.

God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and all of us, Your children.

Awaken in our hearts and minds streaming Holy Wisdom;

We, Your Beloved vessels of redemption overflowing with Your grace.

Rekindle the embers of hope in the caves of our hearts: may we remain steadfast in love and loyalty to you.

Allow the fruits of courage, wisdom, fear of the Lord to shine forth.

As we continue to sing praises to our Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer Spirit.

In the name of Yeshua the Christ. So be it.

Yvette Tsiropoulos

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5Thursday, March 22, 2018

Genesis 17:1–8; Psalm 105:4–11; John 8:51–59

Faith opens the door to God’s promise for you

And patience keeps it open until That promise is fulfilled

Patience with God is faith. Sometimes when we do not get what we want our faith wavers. We want immediate gratification which is not always possible. Think of a child who does not get the toy that’s promised; the behavior changes usually in an undesirable manner. These actions can be compared to the descendants of Abraham who had hoped to get to the promised land, did foolish things, and as a result kept wandering.

Abraham got an elevated status and would be the father of all nations. But before the promise was fulfilled, there was a seed of doubt—another obstacle in the way. Impatience breeds doubt and doubt leads to disobedience. Disobedience has consequences.

It’s much like us today. We are like Abraham, called to follow God’s precepts and obey His commands; but instead we are impatient, we pray for God to do something. When it doesn’t happen, we become doubtful. This leads to disobedience. We do our own thing, and then suffer the consequences. How can we keep the door open so that God’s promise is fulfilled in our lives? During this Lenten Season let us learn to wait on God through fasting, prayer, meditation, Bible study and upholding the Core Values—Faith, Integrity, Inclusiveness, Compassion, Social Justice and Stewardship.

Proverbs 3:6: In all thy ways acknowledge Him

And He shall direct thy path

Prayer: Heavenly Father direct us in all our doings. Help us to have faith, to be patient and obedient to thy will. Amen

Lorna Nembhard

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5 Friday, March 23, 2018

Jeremiah 20:7–13; Psalm 18:1–7; John 10:31–42

“The pangs of death surrounded me. The floods of the ungodliness make me afraid.

The snares of death confounded me.”

What could be more frightening and complex than the feeling of “not knowing”? It’s a feeling you’ll never want to be tossed into. Just life, as we know it, is a mystery. What is the next move we’ll never know, hence the reason for wanting or having God in our lives daily. Also praying and believing that Jesus Christ, God’s only son, is always ready, willing, and able to respond to our needs when we call upon him.

Jesus was placed in a similar situation. He was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquity. He suffered on the cross and was crucified for our sins; and what did he want in return was simply to “believe in the lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.”

Now in this season of lent we are reminded of God’s love for us; we can reciprocate by showing our love for him.

Meditation

O Lord, open our lips and let words of love, faith, integrity, compassion, inclusiveness, social justice, and stewardship flow into another’s ear. Teach me to love, so I can show love to another in return.

Prayer:

O Lord, continue to guide, guard, and heal us this day and forever more. In the name of Christ Jesus, our Lord.

Nola Mayers

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5Saturday, March 24, 2018

Ezekiel 37:21–28; Psalm 85:1–7; John 11:45–53

A prayer of then and now: Restore us again, O God of our salvation.

In this world in which our ancestors lived; they and their children and their children’s children will live here too

Gather us from the nations among which we have gone, from every quarter, and bring us together.

Say to us again “I will make a covenant of peace.”

Make a dwelling place among us. We’ll come with Mary and see what you’ve done

Oh, One who is performing many signs to woo us

And respects our suffering too much to forget it;

Gather into one the dispersed children of God.

It was our anger we prolonged to generations.

Teach us to mine the depths of our own traumas,

And become companions with those who find themselves in circumstances of great suffering

Even to death. Even now.

Revive us again,

Enter our messy and chaotic lives

Teach us your steadfast love, O Lord.

Mandy Culbreath

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Palm Sunday, March 25, 2018

Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 15:1-39

In the passage from Isaiah, we hear the musings of a prophet who is seeking to make sense of the painful realities of exile. The writer describes himself as both learner and teacher. Teachers know; there is nothing to teach that you didn’t first learn, and learn well. The speaker describes himself listening every morning to God’s instruction, willingly, persistently, eagerly. The writer expresses hope in the midst of suffering. As I write this meditation eight persons have been killed and several wounded near Chambers Street, which is blocks away from Trinity Church Wall Street. Last month 48 lives were ended! As a country, as community, how do we make sense in the midst of suffering? There are no easy answers to many questions that we have.

Palm Sunday is the beginning of the Passion Week/Holy Week. It’s my hope that we willingly, persistently and eagerly listen to God, especially this week. Blessed Holy Week.

The Reverend Benjamin Musoke-Lubega

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Holy Monday, March 26, 2018

Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 36:5-11; Hebrews 9:11-15; John 12:1-11

Do you know that our God is alive and at work on our behalf? Even as Jesus walked to the Cross, even as Jesus prayed for possible escape from crucifixion, God was with His creation. The words of the psalm, the words from Isaiah state the facts of God’s presence and action. Despite what we see in our present world, hear, agree or disagree with the happenings of the day, we can be attended to the evidence of God’s presence. Each day, there is light in our lives—not only a physical light, as the sun shines, but in our human being as we experience an action which reflects God’s love for us. Remember God’s word in Isaiah:

“Former things have come and gone, … new things are coming, before they come I will tell you.” Jesus walked in Faith, we too will walk in faith because we know God’s love is steadfast.

Selvina Mosley

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Holy Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 71:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; John 12:20-36

Psalm 71:3- NIV: “Be my rock of refuge, to which I can always go; give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.”

Patrice Lou Thomas

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Holy Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 70; Hebrews 12:1-3; John 13:21-32

All of us have experienced Lent in our own ways,

and now we journey together toward Easter.

What race has God set before you this Lent?

What will be different going forward?

Janet Scott MacMillan

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Maundy Thursday, March 29, 2018

Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35

…the Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said: “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way he took the cup also, after supper saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Deborah Hope

Maundy Thursday, March 29, 2018 Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116:1, 10-17; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35

…the Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said: “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way he took the cup also, after supper saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” Deborah Hope

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Good Friday, March 30, 2018

Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25; John 18:1-19:42

“He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity…” Isaiah 53:3

Good Friday. The darkest day on the liturgical calendar. One that reminds us how inhumane people can be to one another. The suffering rejected for suffering. Those harmed by climactic change, natural and political events. Those who are simply other. The list goes on. Good Friday demands that we consider the importance of and challenges presented by our Core Value of Inclusiveness.

And, on Good Friday, our Core Value of Faith can be questioned, as the Psalmist writes, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1) But in this telling of the Gospel, we see another side of Faith, of strength, “Am I not to drink the cup that the father has given me?” (John 18:11) Jesus shows resolve that he will complete his mission for our salvation.

Now, I must admit, I often cheat Good Friday; I read ahead to Easter. And knowing what is to come gives the suffering of Good Friday context. Jesus on the cross still has hope that his Father cares for him and loves him.

We can all carry that hope in our hearts. In our dark days, we remember that Easter is coming for each of us and all of us.

Kenneth Stein

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Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018

Job 14:1-14; Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16; 1 Peter 4:1-8; John 19:38-42

It was always the women.

The midwives who had been ordered to kill all Jewish baby boys decided: We are not doing that! When questioned they said, those Hebrew women are vigorous in labor and by the time we get there, the babies are born and hidden. That was their story and they were sticking to it.

Remember that scene in Designing Women*, where eccentric Bernice quoted chapter and verse to challenge the pastor who said women should remain silent in church? Bernice was a preacher’s daughter after all, and she knew that sons and daughters were ordered to prophesy!

It was the women who walked that last awful walk with Jesus, rushing to comfort as He stumbled, as the men abandoned Him. Women who witnessed His last breath, and convinced the soldiers to let Mary hold her Son for the last time. Women who came to the tomb to complete the burial rituals which had been interrupted by the Sabbath, and found the stone rolled away. They were frightened, but as faithful members of the Covenant they persevered, and thus women were the first ones to spread the Good News!

*Designing Women, How Great Thou Art, Season 2, Episode 20

Evadne M. Hodge, Jr.

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Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018

Ezekiel 36:24-28; Psalm 114; Romans 6:3-11; Matthew 28:1-10

Happy Easter! Alleluia, Christ is risen!

Today, we mark the passage from Lent to Easter, the transcendent, transformational movement from death to life. In the Paschal mystery, God shows us the doorway to resurrection through his abundant love.

Now we know a deep truth: that nothing can separate us from that love; not even death on a cross. Indeed, this is the joy of Easter, that God’s love has been, is, and always will be with us. And God’s resurrecting love calls us to participate, to look for the opportunities for resurrection that are all around us, and to act. In working for racial and economic justice, in serving the most vulnerable in our neighborhood, and in living as a community of faith, we can bring healing to the world.

I hope that wherever your Lenten journey has taken you, it has deepened your experience of God and cleared away obstacles, so that you can claim the resurrection of Christ and embrace the gift that has been given to you. Open your heart fully to God’s love, abide in it, and bring it out into the world, today and every day.

The Reverend Dr. William Lupfer

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Holy week and Easter schedule of services

Palm Sunday | Sunday 3/25/188am St. Paul’s Chapel | Holy Eucharist 9am Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist9:15am St. Paul’s Chapel | Holy Eucharist10:30am St. Paul’s Chapel | Blessing of the Palms and Procession11:15am Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist8pm St. Paul’s Chapel | Compline

Monday in Holy Week 3/26/18 8:15am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer9am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer 12:05pm Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist 5:15pm Chapel of All Saints | Evening Prayer

Tuesday in Holy Week 3/27/18 8:15am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer9am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer 12:05pm Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist5:15pm Chapel of All Saints | Evening Prayer

Wednesday in Holy Week 3/28/18 8:15am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer9am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer 12:05pm Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist6pm Trinity Church | Tenebrae

Maundy Thursday 3/29/18 8:15am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer9am Chapel of All Saints | Morning Prayer 12:05pm Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist6pm Trinity Church | Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist8pm Chapel of All Saints | All Night Vigil

Good Friday 3/30/18 8:15am Chapel of All Saints | Communion from Reserved Sacrament 12:05pm Trinity Church | Good Friday5:15pm Chapel of All Saints | Evening Prayer

Easter Vigil Saturday 3/31/18 8pm St. Paul’s Chapel | Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday 4/01/18 8am St. Paul’s Chapel | Holy Eucharist9am Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist9:15am St. Paul’s Chapel | Holy Eucharist11:15am Trinity Church | Holy Eucharist8pm St. Paul’s Chapel | Compline

Faith“For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” —Matthew 17:20

Integrity“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever

is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”

—Philippians 4:8

Inclusiveness “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there

is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” —Galatians 3:28

Compassion“When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.” —Matthew 14:14

Social Justice“He has showed you what is good; and what the Lord requires of you: to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” —Micah 6:8

Stewardship“There will come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt. After them there will arise seven years of famine, and all the plenty will be forgotten in the land of Egypt; the famine will consume the world.”—Genesis 41:29–30

MissionIn the spirit of the Gospels, the mission of Trinity Church Wall Street is to build

generations of faithful leadership, to build up neighborhoods, and to build financial capacity for holy service in New York City and around the world.

VisionWe seek to serve and heal the world by building neighborhoods that live gospel

truths, generations of faithful leaders and sustainable communities.

Core Values

Trinity Church Wall Street

Core Values guide us in carrying out our mission and realizing our vision. By their nature, core values are touchstones for prayer, discernment, ongoing

conversation, and action. We seek a deep understanding and ongoing engagement with Trinity’s core values. Over the years, we will continue reflecting on what

our Core Values mean in their application; how they challenge and inform decisions and actions in Trinity’s ministries, and how they help our

ministries be aligned with our mission and vision.

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