Join Brian and me for a conversation tonight + Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise

Look:  Good Thief, James B. Janknegt, Unity Hall, Community First! Village, Austin, Texas. - Source | H/T to Art & Theology 

Listen*:  Remember Me, Andrew Peterson - Lyrics | Spotify | YouTube 

Read**:  Psalm 51; Lamentations 1:1-2,6-12; 2 Corinthians 1:1-7; Mark 11:12-25 

Pray: Book of Common Prayer, Collect for Monday in Holy Week

Almighty God, whose dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other that the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Do:  Read  Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise by Walter Wittwer (2019) and join us tonight (Monday) for a conversation about lament. We'll build this conversation around what we’ve learned throughout our own journies of lament over the past decade or so.

Jesus gave us a litany of last words as a Sufferer; we refer to them as the Seven Last Words of Christ. The deathbed words of the Suffering Servant provide a framework for the stories of lament I'll be sharing here this Holy Week. Would you read the stories with me, and listen with an open, prayerful heart?

For a variety of reasons, I'm shifting the typical direction of our Retrieve Lament series. I'll be sharing a combination of new posts and posts from the archives with some opportunities for live conversation and prayer in the mix. Don't miss the details below to join Brian and me in a conversation about lament as well as an update on his own journey of grief since sharing a guest post for Holy Week 2015.

Honestly, this is idea is evolving in real-time as I listen to God's direction and to the realities of our life right now. Please feel free to send me any suggestions or questions. I'm all ears!

You can read some of what we’ve shared during Holy Week here, here, here, and here. You can also read an earlier contribution from Walter here.

We'll host the conversation on Zoom at 8:15 pm (Eastern Time), April 6. You will need a password to join the conversation: 

Topic: Holy Monday
Time: Apr 6, 2020 08:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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https://zoom.us/j/676708448?pwd=UWd5TlpKYWdkYlREeERROHlJano1Zz09

Meeting ID: 676 708 448
Password: 038715

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** Sunday Scripture readings are taken from the Revised Common Lectionary (Year A). Daily Scripture readings are taken from the Book of Common Prayer (Year 2).