My sincere apologies for the delay in posting this devotion. I especially hate that I left you with a posting on evil and Good Friday and did not have a chance to celebrate the Resurrection with you on Easter. But I hope you have had a good Easter week and will enjoy this week’s prayer bead devotion, which celebrates the joy of Christ’s resurrection.
Cross: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Invitatory Bead: “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the Resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.'” (John 11:25 – 26 NIV)
1st Cruciform Bead: Jesus the Christ, we are full of joy as we celebrate your resurrection from the dead:
1st set of Week Beads: use each bead to praise God for the resurrection of Jesus.
2nd Cruciform Bead: Jesus Christ, because you are the Risen Lord we celebrate a life of service, sharing the good news of your resurrection with the world:
2nd set of Week Beads: use each bead to meditate on ways that you can serve Jesus, spreading the good news of His redemptive acts.
3rd Cruciform Bead: Jesus, Redeemer for the world, in your resurrection we see the hope of new life which you offer not just to us but to the whole of creation:
3rd set of Week Beads: use each bead to pray for the redemption of creation itself.
4th Cruciform Bead: Jesus, our Messiah, we pray ceaselessly for the day in which we are united with you in your kingdom and experience the full joy of the resurrection:
4th set of Week Beads: use each bead to meditate on the kingdom of God and the joy that will be ours when we dwell in fullness with God.
Invitatory Bead: recite the Lord’s Prayer
Cross: In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
