Comments on: Holy Week http://laniersbooks.com/2007/04/03/holy-week/ antiquarian gems and gently-loved jewels Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:48:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Grace http://laniersbooks.com/2007/04/03/holy-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Grace Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:01:13 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/2007/04/03/holy-week/#comment-1096 Lanier, I too was brought up as Baptist , and still attend a Baptist Church. Like you I so much feel that the full Christian calendar is not really embraced by our denomination. I do not feel adequately prepared for Easter, perhaps partly my own fault too, but I feel that instead of constantly introducing 'novel' programmes in church we should follow the 'tried, tested and trusted' ways more often. Thank for this post - it has warmed my heart. May you have a blessed Easter. Lanier, I too was brought up as Baptist , and still attend a Baptist Church. Like you I so much feel that the full Christian calendar is not really embraced by our denomination. I do not feel adequately prepared for Easter, perhaps partly my own fault too, but I feel that instead of constantly introducing ‘novel’ programmes in church we should follow the ‘tried, tested and trusted’ ways more often.

Thank for this post – it has warmed my heart. May you have a blessed Easter.

]]> By: MaureenE http://laniersbooks.com/2007/04/03/holy-week/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 MaureenE Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:09:23 +0000 http://laniersbooks.com/2007/04/03/holy-week/#comment-1097 I completely agree. I've grown up in the Orthodox Church which has very strong liturgical traditions. I love going to church because it is not only preaching, it is seeing the life of Christ reinacted in every Liturgy, in every season of the year. I embrace the sorrow of Holy Week because with out it there is no joy of Pascha (Easter), In the Pascha service, when we stand in complete silence and darkness waiting (literally) for light to be re-kindled we do not only believe that Christ died and rose, we are there. We are the myrrhbearring women, the guards, and the disciples all at the same time. I can't live without it. I completely agree. I’ve grown up in the Orthodox Church which has very strong liturgical traditions. I love going to church because it is not only preaching, it is seeing the life of Christ reinacted in every Liturgy, in every season of the year. I embrace the sorrow of Holy Week because with out it there is no joy of Pascha (Easter), In the Pascha service, when we stand in complete silence and darkness waiting (literally) for light to be re-kindled we do not only believe that Christ died and rose, we are there. We are the myrrhbearring women, the guards, and the disciples all at the same time. I can’t live without it.

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