Holy Week
Digital download: A reflection and a meditation on drinking the bittersweet cup of life. 5 pages.
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Digital download: A reflection on the Beatitudes, encompassing the two different versions that appear in the Bible and two different translations, resulting in a set of ten distilled statements to meditate on during Holy Week or at any other time of the year. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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Digital download: A reflection, a poem and a prayer for Good Friday on the hope beyond the despair of the day and the mystery of the torn veil of the temple. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 6 pages.
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Wednesday of Holy Week – An extravagant gift of love (PDF download)
Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for the Wednesday of Holy Week, with an emphasis on one woman's gesture of love for Jesus and what that means for all of us. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises. 6 pages.
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Tuesday of Holy Week – Peace will grow from the ground up (PDF download)
Digital download: A reading, a reflection and a prayer for Tuesday of Holy Week on working for a peaceful solution within a situation of conflict. From the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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Digital download: A service of prayer and reflection recalling seven moments during the day of the death of Jesus. After each reading, one of seven candles lit at the start of the service is extinguished. 14 pages.
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Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for Palm Sunday, taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 5 pages.
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Digital download: A reflective service for Maundy Thursday, leading into Holy Communion. Seven candles are lit during the service in response to seven actions in the narrative from John 13. 14 pages.