Ruth Haley Barton<\/p>\n
“Who can stay awake in this night of God? Who will not be as if paralyzed by it? Christ’s struggle was with God. This was his real agony. He overcame it through his self-surrender. That was his victory, and our hope.” \u00a0–Jurgen Moltmann<\/em><\/p>\n It is a custom of the Christian church to keep vigil with Christ at different times and in different ways throughout the three holiest days of the Church year–Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. \u00a0During these days, we surrender ourselves completely to being with Christ in the depths of his passion on our behalf.<\/p>\n One of the places from which we draw this custom is Jesus’ request to the disciples to be near him and keep watch while he prayed and agonized in the Garden of Gethsemane. We also know that there were those few–including Mary Magdalene, Jesus’ mother Mary, and John–who stayed near the cross and kept watch as Jesus suffered and died. \u00a0Despite the horror of what was taking place, they kept company with him until the very end.<\/p>\n Join us as we keep vigil with Christ on Good Friday (April 10, 2020)<\/strong>.\u00a0As much as possible, plan to pray between 12:00 -3:00 in your time zone.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Amen.<\/p>\n Book of Common Prayer<\/em><\/p>\n
\nStations of the Cross Prayer Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n