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Today we commemorate the entry of Jesus to Jerusalem. For many of us, this has been a day when we have gathered outside our churches to reenact this procession. With palms in our hands, we have formed part of a multitude singing hosanahs as we move into the sanctuary.
There are no large crowds this year. We have been asked to practice social distancing during the current outbreak of COVID-19. So We practice community the best we can by engaging online.
While we are separated physically, we are still community. That is the aim of the Urban Way of the Cross that we have prepared this way. Please join us via your computer.
Beginning tomorrow, Monday, April 6, we will present a daily reflection from a community leader sharing a story from a suffering neighbor or neighbors. You can listen and watch a new reflection each day of Holy Week. Check the Bread New Mexico Blog daily for a new reflection. Each post will begin with scripture reading and end with a prayer. And each entry will have its own hyperlink once published.
Below is our schedule. (Please note: the images are only screen shots and not links to the actual videos).
Psalm 84:1-5
"Discover the pilgrimage of your heart as you pause with us to hear stories from men, women and families without a home, from stewards and guardians of our plundered and polluted Earth, from children with hungry tummies and just as hungry hearts, from refugees who are literally dependent on hospitality for their very lives..."
Matthew 25:35-36
Health Care for the Homeless
"Ethics at Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless is just the air we breathe, it's the basis of our mission, the work that we do, it's because we think there's a right and better way to address homelessness, to address access to health care. We have to be very person-centered We have to be very participatory and equitable in our practices and our processes and our decision-making." -Jenny Metzler, Director, HCH
Psalm 89:11, Psalm 148:7-11, 14
Clara Sims
"Standing with our feet planted in the 21st century, in the age of climate change, we gaze not upon Christ the man, but upon creation itself - Crucified by the injustice and violence of our world.. .I believe that one of the primary things Christ gives to us on the cross… Is the wisdom to know that in the deliberate act of not turning away – away from that which we wish were not true and we would rather not see - We find what is most fundamental to our individual and collective transformation."
Mark 10:13-16
Rev. Stephanie Urban
"Before our lives were changed, before anyone, or most of us, even really knew what a corona virus was, we here at First Presbyterian embarked on a new partnership with Longfellow Elementary, which is right across the street from our church. Since the beginning of the school year, every week we have been delivering 50 food bags full of healthy snacks like granola bars and apple sauce and all kinds of things for kiddos who over the weekend don't have access to free meals at school."
Deuteronomy 10:17-19
Glenn Rosendale and Linda Swindle
"The migrants used to come to us, now we go to them, responding to the cruel 'Remain in Mexico' bottleneck in Juarez. We bring donations of antibacterial wipes and cash to 'Seguimos Adelante,' who helps families in 15 Juarez shelters who must live with danger, standing water and failing heating systems."
Saturday: Our Darkness Is Not Darkness in God’s Light
A Special Reflection Based on Music from Taizé Community
(La Tenebre/Our Darkness,
There Can Be No Greater Love)
Rebecca Hemphill
Hope Episcopal Church
Luke 24:1-4
Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch
"Like the women on that first Easter morn, we now go in search of the Risen One. We go assured that signs of the Risen One, signs of new life, abound. Our job is to open our eyes and look around for the resurrections that are happening in our midst."
Easter Season: Stories of Hope Posted on Facebook Event
(Urban Way of the Cross Planning Team: Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch, Joy Dinaro, Rena Dragoo, Kathy Freeze, Phyllis Harper-Rispoli, Rev. Kay Huggins, Carlos Navarro, Luke Rembold)
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