Good Friday
- Donna
- Apr 18
- 2 min read
Jesus Remember Me - Taize
from Jan Richardson:
They took the body of Jesus.—John 19.40
All too quickly the breaking of the bread becomes the breaking of the flesh.
All too soon the cup offered at the table becomes the life poured out at the cross.
After the rending, after the emptying: an impossible stillness, an aching silence, an incomprehensible hollow for which no word will ever be adequate.
And now? How will we meet this silence? What will we do with this ache?
Still
For Good Friday
This day
let all stand still
in silence,
in sorrow.
Sun and moon
be still.
Earth
be still.
Still
the waters.
Still
the wind.
Let the ground
gape in stunned
lamentation.
Let it weep
as it receives
what it thinks
it will not
give up.
Let it groan
as it gathers
the One
who was thought
forever stilled.
Time
be still.
Watch
and wait.
Still.
Prayer: Let us be still and silent as wait with Jesus. Be still and allow whatever wants to arise from deep within us. Allow the sorrow and the fear. The following music can be the expression of our hearts while we watch and wait. May this be our prayer.
Song: Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber, sung by Voce8
TEXT
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.
TRANSLATION:
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sings of the world, grant us peace.
Resources:
Jan Richardson, Painted Prayerbook, 4/13/17, www.janrichardson.com
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