by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 11, 2020 | Joining Together
Mary, Jesus’ Mother It hurts to breathe. Why does life go on around me as if the world has not seized and shifted? Do they not know? Have they not heard? My Son is dead. My Son is dead. Those words feel foreign and wrong on my lips. How can they be true? I ache all...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 10, 2020 | Joining Together
Peter, James and John – The Day After Jesus Died Somehow our feet found a way back to each other, all of us overwhelmed to the point we couldn’t really think. Facts eluded us save one: Jesus was dead. We couldn’t make sense of anything, and at first could only stare,...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 9, 2020 | Joining Together
John’s Story I don’t even know what to say. It feels like someone took time, sped it up and set it loose. When the soldiers invaded the garden, we fought and yelled, tried to set the record straight. It all felt like a horrible case of mistaken identity. How did they...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 8, 2020 | Joining Together
Mary of Bethany’s Story (See Mark 14:1-9) I know people think I’m irresponsible and flighty. Ever since that day I sat with Jesus while my sister worked, people have called me everything from wise to lazy. Which is it? To be honest, I’m not always sure. I just know...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 7, 2020 | Joining Together
If you knew you were going to die at the end of the week and had one day left to speak to your people, what would you say? On Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus went back to the temple and began to talk. He told stories that described kingdom living, one right after another....
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 6, 2020 | Joining Together
After such a triumphant entry on Sunday, the events of Monday must have solidified in everyone’s mind that Jesus was here to bring a kingdom they understood. When He saw the moneychangers at the temple turning worship into a self-profiting free-for-all at the expense...
