During Holy Week I enjoyed watching the religious services from our local houses of worship. For me, they were a welcome change from today's noisy, glitzy entertainment. The celebrants were sincere, welcoming and genuine, and it made me smile to see the admixture of human and divine as, for instance, a helper lit the candles, the organist played a warm-up arpeggio, and the clergyman did a sound check and adjusted his robes.
People from several Kennett-area churches -- St. Patrick's, First Baptist, Kennett Square Presbyterian, St. Rocco and Unionville Presbyterian -- produced a Stations of the Cross service that aired on Good Friday. The narrators extrapolated from the events that occurred at each Station to a modern-day situation. For instance: "At this station, as we stand before Jesus nailed to the cross, we remember and pray for all who suffer from addictions. To be addicted is to be attached. . . .how many in our community, our families and our friends suffer from attachments, are physically attached to drugs, approval, pornography, gambling, drink. The list goes on and on. And so too does the suffering and pain of individuals so attached, and loved ones learning what to do."
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