Pleadings for Holy Week

This post appears a day earlier than usual because it applies to all of Holy Week.  Not every pleading is tongue in cheek. All are offered with a sense of the wonder at this magnificent time of the Christian Year. 

We all make excuses for backing out of this, that or the other observance in Holy Week, but I hope that you will bring it all to the “table” so to speak. How many weeks are like this? How many more do we even have? 

Please contribute to your Easter Flower fund, if it’s not too late.

Please don’t let your children sword fight with the Palms.

   Please let yourself off the hook for slipping up on your Lenten discipline.

   Please don’t think Jesus died for “your sins.” He died to free us from SIN. Be free.

   Please be especially kind to the clergy and staff of your church this week. They are exhausted.

   Please don’t think Judas went to hell.

   Please wash someone’s feet this week, literally or figuratively.

   

   Please stay awake one hour with Jesus and pray.      

   Please let your heart break, just once this week.  

  

   Please don’t think that eternal life starts when you get to heaven. It’s already started. Live it.

    Please make sure that every child finds an egg at your Easter Egg hunt.

    Please sing your heart out on Easter. That’s what it’s for.