S4 Episode 22: Psalm 22

About this episode

The episode explores Psalm 22 and its themes of despair and God's faithfulness through various biblical texts.

Translation: NRSVue 3 Questions: What word, phrase or image strikes you in this text? Toward what is God calling you in this text? How do you remember God’s faithfulness in times of despair? Additional texts: Isaiah 52:13—53:12 Hebrews 10:16-25 Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 (alternate) John 18:1—19:42 Provisional Readings: Provisional alternative readings are suggested by the Consultation on Common Texts (CCT). See this blog post from ELCA Worship for more information. John 19:1-42 Mark 14:1—1...

People in this episode

Hosts: Nathan Pile, Kevin Shock

Topics covered

• Psalm 22
• God's faithfulness
• despair
• spiritual reflection
• Christian texts
• faith
• scripture

Keywords

• Psalm 22
• God's faithfulness
• despair
• Isaiah
• Hebrews
• John
• Mark
• spirituality
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Consultation on Common Texts, ELCA Worship

Books & works: Psalm 22, Isaiah 52:13—53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1—19:42, John 19:1-42, Mark 14:1—1

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