Sitting Shiva Behind Closed Doors
Sermon
by Lori Wagner

Story Lectionary for Post Resurrection Week One:

Hebrew Testament Connections:

Genesis: The Story of Noah and the Mourning of Methuselah

Genesis: The Sealing of the Garden

Psalm of Jonah and/or Psalm 98

Psalm 30

Prayers: The Kaddish and the Tziduk Hadin

Song of Moses (Exodus 15)

Song of Judah (Isaiah 26)

Gospel of John: Jesus’ First Appearances to His Disciples in a Locked Room

The Scripture in Story: “Disciples in Hiding” --the Good News Witness as told by John

Early in the morning, on the first day of the week (Sunday), while it was still dark outside, Mary of Magdalena came up to the entrance of the tomb and saw that the stone seal had been removed from the front of it. So, she ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple –the one Jesus loved so much—and she said to them, “They’ve taken …

by Lori Wagner