Lectionary Leanings~~It's not a sprint, it's a marathon

Here we are preachers, in the busiest time of the church year. We have multiple liturgies to plan, extra bulletins to produce, and myriad details to keep track of; meanwhile 'regular' life continues with calls, visit, and even funerals to take care of, and let's not forget maintaining some semblance of normality on the home front. Hopefully we've all eaten our Wheaties, have our running shoes on, and are reading for the long haul.

The complete set of readings for Holy Week can be found here and the readings for Easter, including the Great Vigil are here. Will you be doing a footwashing on Thursday, or perhaps focusing on the institution of the Eucharist? What sort of services and preaching do you have scheduled for Good Friday. Are you doing an Easter Vigil, and how will you celebrate on Sunday?

Where are you finding your inspiration this Holy Week? Please share your thoughts and questions, and let us support one another on the way.

Finally, a prayer to sustain us as we move through the week:

Dear Lord, help us to live this week quietly, easily;
To lean upon your strength restfully, trustfully;
To wait for the unfolding of your will patiently, serenely;
To meet others peacefully, joyously and lovingly;
To face tomorrow courageously, confidently,
and in the knowledge that you will be with us.

Amen

And we're off......