Gospel: Luke 24:13-35 The image you see on the cover of today’s service booklet is by the 18th century artist Arnold Houbraken. Entitled “Meal at Emmaus,” it captures the instant Jesus disappears after breaking the bread in front of his…
Gospel: John 20:19-31 Those gathered in the house didn’t wait long to see the risen Lord. Earlier that afternoon Mary Magdalene had been there to tell them she’d seen and talked with him and to share his message with them.…
Gospel: Matthew 28:1-10 The two women were on the road early, approaching the tomb perhaps before many others were even yet awake. We don’t find in the text of this passage any clue about what prompted them to leave home…
Gospel: John 18:1-19:42 They were gathered at the foot of the cross, the handful who’d remained. Mary, his mother. The other Marys, Magdalene and the one who was the mother of Clopas. Perhaps Joseph of Arimathea, who would go to…
Gospel: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The hour was almost upon him. The moment he’d tried time and again to tell the disciples would arrive was now imminent. The betrayal was almost at hand. “It is for this reason that I have…