The Hands of the Passion

The Hands of the Passion

List of Services

Ash Wednesday/Midweek 1 ………..Hands of Repentance (Tax Collector)…………Luke 18:9-14
Midweek 2……………………………………Hands of Betrayal (Judas) ………………………..John 13:21-30
Midweek 3……………………………………Hands of Misguided Zeal (Peter) ………………..John 18:4-11
Midweek 4……………………………………Hands of Hypocrisy (Caiaphas) ……………… Mark 14:55-65
Midweek 5……………………………………Hands of Brutality (Soldiers) ……………..Matthew 27:27-31
Midweek 6……………………………………Hands of Self-Preservation (Pilate)……..Matthew 27:15-26
Palm Sunday………………………………..Hands of Praise (Disciples and Crowds)……. Mark 11:1-11
Holy Thursday……………………………..Hands of Humility (Jesus)………………….John 13:1-5,12-17
Good Friday…………………………………Nail-Pierced Hands (Jesus) ……………………..Luke 23:32-34
Easter Sunday………………………………Life-Giving Hands (Jesus)………………………..John 20:19-23

When we consider Jesus and the people around him in his Passion, we can’t help but think of their hands—the hands that beat their breast, accepted money for betrayal, petulantly swung swords, pointed in accusation, beat and disavowed, praised, washed, were pierced, and offered eternal life. In short, we can’t help but think about how we sinners have had the same sinful hands of those who surrounded Jesus in his Passion, and how Jesus our Savior has touched us with his hands of grace.