Walking the Holy Week Walk


God
I am
so angry
I could
Curse out
all the Fig
Trees
That are poisoning
The land

I am so
angry
I could
Flip
the tables
of all those
Who are
Tricking the
Public
with Slight of
Hand
Money
Changing
Pretend
“Money
Saving”
Tricks

God I am so
Angry
That there is
Not actually
A Cursing God
Tuesday

There is not
and actually
Justice Making
Monday

There is not
An
Actually
Action-Making
Stay up all Night
Until things Change
Sunday

We play through
The Emotions
of Holy Week
And all I end up
with is another
Statement
From my Denomination

Don’t get me wrong
I am a Writer
In Love with Words
Grounded in
The Good News
I love Verbal Processing
As much
as the Next Person

And I think
That Art
feeds the Soul
of Movements

But we have to figure
Out how To
Stop our
Senators from
Posting
Mealy Mouth
Social Media
Statements

And Move from
The Theater
To actually
Tearing Down
The things that
Don’t work

Before the
Fig Trees
Are Replanted
Before the Temple
was rebuilt
Before the Table
Was put back together

Things had to be
cursed out
Deconstructed
Torn Apart
Destroyed

There is no
resurrection
Without Death

How do we
Kill Racism
Nazism
Homophobia
Isolationism
Christian Fascism

So that we can finally

Figure out
Liberation
Equity
Justice
and Extravagant Grace

Lord,
Teach us
to be a Resurrection
People
we Pray

Amen

Feel free to use/adapt/share with credit to Pastor Katy Stenta “Katyandtheword”

NL143 Gospel as Salvation

Romans 1:1-17
Matthew 9:10-13

Call to Worship
God you call us to one another
You call us together
God your Gospel is for all
Come let us celebrate Good News and Praise God today

Call to Confession: God calls everyone to confess, for everyone is invited to find comfort in God. Let us know that nothing is too big or small for God to hold.

Prayer of Confession: God I confess that I do not always long to see people the way that Paul does in this letter. I sometimes have trouble finding the wisdom in those who are different from me. Too often I use the word different to mean that I do not like something, instead of a word of wonder. Forgive me, teach me to remember that the Gospel is a word of wonder, teach me not to be ashamed, help me to celebrate the wonders of your creation, prayer. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon: Hear the Good News, Jesus longs to be with us, and forgives us as soon as we asks, so we can be assured of the comfort: In Jesus Christ we are Forgiven. Amen.

Prayer of the Day/Dedication: God may we go into world, longing to see one another through the eyes of God we pray. Amen.