tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post4337135465638217206..comments2023-10-06T06:24:23.622-04:00Comments on don't eat alone: lenten journal: sounds and shadowsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-37532592600059220172007-04-06T11:20:00.000-04:002007-04-06T11:20:00.000-04:00I have always loved Tenebrae. It's such a lovely,...I have always loved Tenebrae. It's such a lovely, and disturbing, service. I'm with you on afflicting the comfortable - if you are comfortable with Christianity, then you probably aren't practicing it. Wasn't it Chesterton who said that the problem wasn't that Christianity had been tried and found wanting, but that it had never really been tried?<BR/><BR/>A blessed Passiontide to you, and all the joy and peace you can handle on Sunday.<BR/>HedwygSr. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927398954456388764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-88324943968970495342007-04-06T09:16:00.000-04:002007-04-06T09:16:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing your Maundy Thursday experience...Thanks for sharing your Maundy Thursday experience. I enjoy reading about what other churches do.<BR/><BR/>At our church, we share communion and footwashing on Maundy Thursday. We have Tennebrae on Good Friday. When we are finished extinguishing all but the Christ candle, our Pastor picks up the candle, raises it high for a long pause, and then slams it down on the altar to extinguish it. The impact of that loud crash, extinguishing the light of Christ, after such a quiet service with long silences, is very powerful. It is without fail the most meaningful service of the year.<BR/><BR/>Wow, I'm getting goosebumps thinking about tonight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-29115589739756836642007-04-06T07:36:00.000-04:002007-04-06T07:36:00.000-04:00What a terrific, memorable service. One thing I d...What a terrific, memorable service. One thing I desperately miss about moving towards a more contemporary church culture (though it is my choice to serve in this way), is that we have left behind much of the Lenten traditions that I recall from my Methodist upbringing. Since I have some influence in this area, and because we are given to experimenting with ways to unsettle people, I am thinking ahead towards next year. I think I will push harder to incorporate something like what you've detailed about this service...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for allowing me to live it through your description.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119943581970095780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20010538.post-35053498528289810762007-04-06T07:24:00.000-04:002007-04-06T07:24:00.000-04:00Our church has an Agape Meal before the Maundy Thu...Our church has an Agape Meal before the Maundy Thursday service. It's a simple meal of stew, water, and a variety of bread brought by the families who are gathering for the meal. Then the extra bread is used for communion. Last night I took a section of the "brown" bread. It ended up being rye bread and left a very unique sensory experience. It was kind of salty and unexpected. It seemed to be the right choice for the right night.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your Lenten journals. It has been a blessing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com