Rev. Reed Lee Pedersen's
This blog is usually about random insights. After a busy, faith filled, and exhausting Holy Week, I wanted to share my personal Holy Week Highlights (other than the memes). Maundy Thursday - Singing Psalm 22 during stripping of the altar This is a great part of the service where we strip the altar to prepare for Good Friday when Jesus was stripped and hung on the cross for our sins. During this time Psalm 22 is read or sung. I improvised singing this psalm and it happened to end at the right time. Please note: I actually start singing around 2 minute mark. Good Friday - Preaching on the tree of life which is the cross of Christ.
Sometimes when I blog a random rambling I realize I just gave away my sermon. Oh well! I tweaked it a little bit and enjoyed preaching on God's love shown to us through the cross. Easter Vigil - Leading my first one. Self explanatory. Easter Sunday - Celebrating Christ's resurrection with a baptism!!!!! This is truly one the most amazing things I have been able to do as a pastor. What better way to celebrate the new life we have in Jesus Christ than getting to preside over the waters of Baptism and announce to a beloved child of God that they have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever? SO COOL! That is it for this week's rambling. After some rest and more random thoughts I will come with some more insights next week. God bless you all! He is Risen! Alleluia! Question to Consider:
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AuthorPastor Reed is a first call pastor at Augustana Lutheran Church in Andover, Illinois. Archives
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