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Easter Sunday Prayers for the World

April 12, 2020 by Sybil Macbeth Leave a Comment

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It was on Easter Sunday and all in the morning

Our Savior arose and our Heavenly King

The sun and the moon they did both rise with Him

And sweet Jesus we’ll call him by name.

(This is the last verse of an English carol that starts with “It was on Christmas Day….”)
I love the image of the sun and the moon rising with Jesus.

 

Easter Day Template .pdf                                 Easter Day Template. jpg

 

Here are the lectionary readings for Easter day:
Acts 10:34-43
Jeremiah 31:1-6
Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24
Colossians 3:1-4
Acts 10:34-43
John 20:1-18
Matthew 28:1-10

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Yes to Easter!

April 22, 2019 by Sybil Macbeth 3 Comments Leave a Comment

Yes to the new creation! Yes to Christ is Risen! Yes to all that I do not understand about this new beginning! Alleluia!

This year I am neither exhausted nor “sooo ready for Lent and Easter to be over.” What is different from past Lents was not bingeing on a multitude of spiritual practices. Lent is a time to go down, go deeper, and go spelunking into the dark and unexplored caves of the heart. I misread this as an invitation to gather up a overlarge slew of spiritual tools and start digging: give up something, take on something, read more, pray more, blog more, meditate on my shortcomings, exercise more, snack less, be kind, do a complete makeover in 40-some days….

A week into this overzealous archaeological expedition, I know I have overpacked; so many tools are a burden. But I trudge on with grouchiness and guilt added to the load. Self-shaming and trash talk about my spiritual inadequacy make me the center of all this exploring. I forget that the inner work is not primarily about me, but about connecting with Jesus. I’m not sure why I overload during Lent. I don’t know if I try to out-holy my efforts from the year before. But with uncharacteristic kindness towards myself, I think it’s more basic than that. I am hungry, really hungry for a deeper and more loving relationship with God, other people, and myself. Bingeing and hoarding on spiritual practices seems like the logical, if misguided, way to get what I need.

Thanks to a three-week cough right before this Lent, I did not have the energy for rounding up as many tools as usual. I picked one calendar template and one devotional to use with it. With his book Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C: A Daily Devotional, New Testament scholar and retired Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright was a terrific guide for my Lenten exploration. Each day Wright offers a passage from Luke, a reflection, and a prayer. I chose one word from the daily reading, wrote it on the calendar, thought about it, doodled around it, and listened to it. The practice felt spacious and satisfying rather than burdensome. And I was not alone. Luke, N.T. Wright, and Jesus were there with me. That one simple word became my manna for the day. Not too much, not too little. Food and Enough.

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Prayers of Lent to Easter Alleluia

April 1, 2018 by Sybil Macbeth Leave a Comment

Alleluia, Christ is Risen!

The Lord is Risen indeed. Alleluia!

 

 

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Happy Easter

April 16, 2017 by Sybil Macbeth Leave a Comment

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!
Th Lord is Risen indeed! Alleluia!

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Finished Lent Calendar decorated with flowers and veggie from Memphis Farmers Market and yard flowers and herbs.

Words from the daily meditations by Walter Brueggemann in his book: A Way Other Than Our Own: Devotions for Lent

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Easter 2016

March 27, 2016 by Sybil Macbeth 1 Comment Leave a Comment

Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Alleluia! Christ is risen.
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Easter 2016 Blog

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Easter Calendar Template

April 13, 2015 by Sybil Macbeth Leave a Comment

Happy Easter!  I plan to say that phrase until Pentecost on May 24.

Just in case you are still looking for a daily discipline of prayer and doodling after the forty days of Lent, here is a template for an Easter calendar. Starting with Easter there are 49 shapes. The 50th day is Pentecost which is indicated by the arrows. Add flame, fireworks, tongues,…whatever indicates to you the pouring out of the Holy Spirit. The spaces on the calendar are small but you can expand the calendar to an 11×17 sheet of paper for more room.

Here are some things to do as you doodle on your Easter Calendar.

  • Pray for people.
  • Write Easter words of celebration and rejoicing.
  • Choose a single Easter word and ponder it each day.
  • Write something for which you are grateful.
  • Write words that describe your ideal Christian community or the Body of Christ.
  • Draw Spring/resurrection things.
    50 Days of Easter Spiral Resized

Easter Spiral jpg            Easter Spiral pdf

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Happy Easter

April 5, 2015 by Sybil Macbeth 2 Comments Leave a Comment

Alleluia! Christ is risen!
The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!

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Lenten Calendar 2014–Final

April 21, 2014 by Sybil Macbeth 4 Comments Leave a Comment

Here is my finished calendar for this Lent. I used no words, just drew crosses everyday. It was a wordless Lent in terms of the calendar and I didn’t miss them. But as usual I wish I could take back some words I said and said some words I didn’t say during the 40 days. Happy Easter to all! Christ is risen; hallelujah! And it’s okay to say that for the next 49 days of the Easter season–and even longer when you need to remember.

Lent 2014 Calendar Final Resized

 

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A Joyous Easter!

April 7, 2012 by Sybil Macbeth 3 Comments Leave a Comment

“Hallelujah, Christ is risen. The Lord is risen indeed!”

Children in the church I attend bring flowers on Easter Sunday and cover a box-shaped or palm-frond cross with colorful blossoms.The children participate in the transformation of the cross from a tool of hatred to a symbol of victory and love.

This drawing below reminds me of the children’s crosses. When I look at the picture I want to call it Love Crucified, Arose–the title of a resurrection song by Michael Card.

 My friend Connie gave me the stencils (by Pebbles) I used to draw the flowers. She incorporates stencils as part of the way she prays in color. For the art-challenged like I am, this can be a non-threatening way to get started.

 

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