This document outlines a 4-week series on the five senses of the cross. Week 1 focuses on the sense of hearing, with scripture readings from Luke about Jesus praying in Gethsemane prior to his arrest. Week 2 examines the sense of sight, questioning common depictions of Gethsemane as peaceful through images from Van Gogh. Week 3 will discuss the sense of touch, and week 4 will cover the senses of taste and touch, including a Christian Seder meal and communion.

1. THE FIVE SENSES OF THE CROSS (A 4 WEEK SERIES) THE Sense of sight

3. Week 3 The Sense of Touch

5. 50 Banquet tables

6. Seder Platter

7. Table Discussions

8. Music

10. Luke 22:39-47 Leaving there, he went, as he so often did, to Mount Olives. The disciples followed him. When they arrived at the place, he said, "Pray that you don't give in to temptation." He pulled away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed, "Father, remove this cup from me. But please, not what I want. What do you want?"

11. Luke 22:39-47 At once an angel from heaven was at his side, strengthening him. He prayed on all the harder. Sweat, wrung from him like drops of blood, poured off his face. He got up from prayer, went back to the disciples and found them asleep, drugged by grief. He said, "What business do you have sleeping? Get up. Pray so you won't give in to temptation." No sooner were the words out of his mouth than a crowd showed up, Judas, the one from the Twelve, in the lead.

12. The VIEWS of Gethsemane – Peaceful?

13. The VIEWS of Gethsemane – Passive?

14. The VIEWS of Gethsemane – Quiet?

15. The VIEWS of Gethsemane – Serene?

16. The VIEWS of Gethsemane – Calm?

17. Van Gogh’s VIEWS of Gethsemane

18. Van Gogh’s VIEWS of Gethsemane

19. THE views of gethsemene