Updated on April 22, 2024
Denial
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Then after a little while the bystanders again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a Galilean.” But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about.” Mark 14:70-71
In Mark 14:66-72, Peter is watching as Jesus is on trial with the chief priests, the elders and the scribes. A servant girl knows she has seen Peter with Jesus, and yet Peter pretends he knows nothing about his closest friend. Find your favourite spot for prayer, grab your journal, and sit deeply with the yourself and the Lord for 20 minutes.
Contemplative at Home offers a guided prayer experience drawing on Ignatian spirituality and Lectio Divina.
Mark 14:17-25 is read from the NRSV
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Art: Peter Denies Christ by Michael O’Brien
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Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.
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