Author Archives: Peace Lutheran Church Wayland Massachusetts

“He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” -Matthew 28: 7 Matthew writes that the angel rolled away the stone … Continue reading →

Special services of the church year open up some part of our Sunday morning liturgy. Maundy Thursday focuses on communion. Good Friday is our night of prayer, at the foot of the cross. We hear the Passion according to John, … Continue reading →

How priceless is your love, O God! All people take refuge under the shadow of your wings. Psalm 36:7 As we walk together out of Lent into the concentrated and spiritually intense days of Holy Week, keep faith in your … Continue reading →

Palm Sunday A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches form the trees and spread them on the road. Matthew 21:8 This year we cannot gather in the fellowship hall, and we cannot process … Continue reading →

Taizé The Taizé monastic community in France was founded during World War II as a center of ecumenical Christian community, prayer and worship. A distinctive style of liturgical music from Taizé is now known and treasured across the spectrum of … Continue reading →

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. The Gospel reading for Sunday tells of … Continue reading →

Psalm 91 You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.’ For he will deliver … Continue reading →

Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; 3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s … Continue reading →

Last night a few Peace members joined a Zoom meeting for a brief service of evening prayer. It was good to see your faces on the screen, and to hear your voices. It was good to recite the prayers and … Continue reading →

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. John 14:27 Every one of … Continue reading →