by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 26, 2016 | Praying in Color
I have heard and read the story of Jesus’s entrance into Jerusalem from Luke’s gospel dozens of times. The story has deep roots in my brain extending back to my childhood. This past Sunday in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, I joined a sea of people for...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 30, 2015 | Praying in Color
Yesterday on Palm Sunday, members of our congregation marched the few blocks from downtown to the nave of the church. As we processed up the street, we sang a call-and-response song with our minister as the cantor. “Hosanna, Hosanna. Hosanna, Hosanna. Blessed is...
by Sybil Macbeth | Mar 28, 2010 | Praying in Color
One of my favorite Sundays of the year is today–Passion Sunday, Palm Sunday. We read the Passion narrative and receive communion inside the church. Then we parade with palms and drums up to City Hall–about 2 blocks away. We gather there with up to ten...