This is the second of three meditations for Holy Week. John 19.25b-30 Jesus responds to his mother and the others standing on the cross. He is given a drink, and dies.This meditation doesn’t finish in the normal way. It finishes with a silence, that you..

This is the third of three meditations for Holy Week. John 19.31-34 & 38-42 Jesus’ side is pierced, he is taken from the cross and buried.The symbols you are invited to use with today’s meditations are the stone and a cross you can hold in your...

This is the first of three meditations for Holy Week. John 19.1-19 – Jesus is brought before Pilate who is under pressure from the crowd to have him crucified, and so Jesus is crucified.The symbols you are invited to use with today’s meditation are the...

Maundy Thursday and our gospel reading will be John 13.2-17 Where at the last supper Jesus washes his disciples feet. The symbol that I suggest you find to go alongside your stone is a small towel and a small bowl of waterThe psalms that can be read...

Wednesday in Holy Week and our gospel reading will be John 13.21-27 Where Jesus talks about his betrayal.The symbol that I suggest you find to go alongside your stone is something broken, perhaps a piece of broken crockeryThe psalm that can be read...

The gospel focus is John 12.20-26 Where Jesus talks about his coming death as being like a seed falling to the ground. It cannot grow and produce many more unless it dies.The symbols you are invited to use with today’s meditation are the stone and a...

The gospel focus is John 12.1-11 where Jesus has a meal in Bethany with Mary, Martha and Lazarus and Mary anoints his feet with perfume. The symbols you are invited to use with today’s meditation are the stone and an incense stick or perfumed...

Meditation based on Luke 19.29-40The symbols to have for this meditation are your stone (that you will use throughout the week) and a palm cross or a long leaf.Further information about this series and the ministry of Nick Helm...

A brief description of the approach and intention of this series, and some suggestions for preparing for it. 

This is a brief introduction to the By Stony Paths series of podcasts for Holy Week.