Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Easter Sunday, April 12

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Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Saturday April 11

Seventh Word – Into Thy Hands, I Commit My Spirit
Read: Luke 23:44-49
As Jesus takes his last breath – His Seventh and final word from the cross “Into Thy Hands, I Commit My Spirit” are the words He cries to His father. Jesus relinquishes His whole self into His father’s hands, trusting that God’s plan would [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Good Friday, April 10

Sixth Word—It is Finished
Read: John 19:30
Jesus’ hands, His precious hands! His hands clung to His mother’s as a little boy learning to walk. His hands rested in his lap as he listened to His Father’s words taught in the temple as a young man. His hands unrolled the scroll in the synagogue as He read [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Thursday April 9

Before the Sanhedrin
Read: Matthew 26:57-67
Do you remember the old “spaghetti westerns” that used to be on the television? All the rich landowners would gang up on the drifter that has done nothing wrong other than crossing their paths. They would always want to enact their own justice, make him pay, teach him a lesson. [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Wednesday April 8

The Arrest of Jesus
Read: John 18:2-11
At The Virginia United Methodist Church Annual Conference last year a speaker shared about the attitudes and thoughts, of today’s teenagers, concerning Jesus. One teen said that to her, Jesus Christ was the “duct tape of life.” That statement conjured up in my mind all the uses in which I [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Tuesday April 7

The Last Supper
Read: Luke 22:7-20
Jesus broke the bread, gave it to His disciples and said, “Take eat, this is my body broken for you, do this in remembrance of me.” Afterwards, He took the cup, blessed it and gave it to His disciples. In breaking of the bread and sharing of the cup, Jesus used [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Monday April 6

Washing the Disciples Feet
Read: John 13:2-17
About a year ago I watched a group of children finger paint. The air was filled with laughter as paint flew everywhere. One girl, however, stood away from the giggling crowd. When I asked her why she wasn’t playing, she simply looked at me and said, “I don’t like to [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Palm Sunday, April 5

The Triumphal Entry
Read: Mark 11:1-10
Parades are festive events and this one was no different. There were crowds and shouts of joy. Although Mark doesn’t mention music, there was probably singing and maybe even a tambourine or two. The “Parade Marshall,” Jesus, was riding on a young donkey. In fact, Jesus was the donkey’s very first [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Saturday April 4

Jesus Prays For His Disciples
Read: John 17:6-13
Our suburban congregation in central Virginia had placed a banner near the road which read, “Please stop…I want to pray for you.” Towards the end of the day a vehicle pulled into our parking lot. A South Carolina couple, returning from their honeymoon in Pennsylvania, got out of the [...]

Lent Devotions from the Society of St. Andrew – Friday April 3

Simon From Cyrene
Read: Luke 23:26-30
Jesus has suffered through a mock trial, physical torture and exhaustion. He has had no food or water since the Last Supper. He carried his cross towards Golgotha. He physically could not bear anymore. Simon of Cyrene was passing by; he was forced by the Roman soldiers to carry the cross [...]