Why Are They Singing? A short meditation
The following short meditation by Stan Mast is a bonus resource promised in RW57. The full service appears in the magazine.You Are Our GodClick to listen [ descant | melody | both ] Text: Psalm 137
Rev. Dr. Stanley R. Mast is a retired pastor in the Christian Reformed Church. He served four churches in the West and Midwest regions of the United States and retired after serving for 25 years as the minister of preaching at La Grave Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Post retirement he served as an adjunct professor of preaching at Calvin Theological Seminary.
Last Updated: June 27, 2026
The following short meditation by Stan Mast is a bonus resource promised in RW57. The full service appears in the magazine.You Are Our GodClick to listen [ descant | melody | both ] Text: Psalm 137
In this series prepared for the 1997 Lenten season at La Grave Avenue CRC in Grand Rapids, Michigan, John Steigenga (the copastor who preached two of the sermons in the series) and I decided to trace Jesus’ journey to the cross using the famous idea of the Via Dolorosa. Traditionally, those words have referred to the last hours of Jesus’ life, particularly to the fourteen stations of the cross traced out on the streets of Jerusalem and enshrined in Catholic churches.
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