Thursday of Holy Week – Jesus Arrested Scripture: John 18:1-11 After he said these things, Jesus went out with his disciples and crossed over to the other side of the Kidron Valley. He and his disciples entered a garden there. Judas, his betrayer, also knew the place because Jesus often gathered there with his disciples. Judas brought a company of soldiers and some guards from the chief
Wednesday of Holy Week – Farewell Command Scripture: John 13:31-38 When Judas was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Human One has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify the Human One in himself and will glorify him immediately. Little children, I’m with you for a little while longer. You will look for me—but, just as
Tuesday of Holy Week Judas and the bread Scripture: John 13:30 So, after receiving the piece of bread, he immediately went out. And it was night. Thought for the Day: This is a troubling moment in the story as Judas exits the stage as the antagonist. It feels as if you can hear some hissing from the crowd. Yet I am fascinated how John’s Gospel makes it clear
Monday of Holy Week – John 13:1, 18-20 Jesus foretells his Betrayal Scripture: John 13:1, 14-20 Before the Festival of Passover, Jesus knew that his time had come to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them fully…[Jesus said,] “I, your Lord and teacher, have washed your feet, you too must wash each other’s feet. I
Scripture: Matthew 26:12 By pouring this ointment on my body she has prepared me for burial. Thought for the Day: After Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday – today), he found himself in the home of Simon the leper. While there, a woman entered the home with a jar of expensive ointment. She poured it over Jesus’ head, and the disciples were offended by the act. They
Scripture: Matthew 18:4 Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Thought for the Day: Archbishop William Temple said, “The Church is the only society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members.” I agree in theory, but the way the church spends its resources (money and time) doesn’t always support Temple’s ideal. What would an institution look
Scripture: John 15:26-27 When the Companion comes, whom I will send from the Father—the Spirit of Truth who proceeds from the Father—he will testify about me. You will testify too, because you have been with me from the beginning. Thought for the Day: The Companion, Advocate, Comforter, Counselor or Parakletos in the Greek – this is the gift promised by Jesus. This one that has its origin with
Scripture: John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Thought for the Day: Generosity is an attribute most people admire, but generosity is not an attribute seen as often as it should be seen. God’s giving was an act of love, and because God loved us, we are
Scripture: Luke 15:12 The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.” So he divided his property between them. Thought for the Day: I know I have read this verse of scripture more than 1000 times, but something new recently jumped off the page. The father in the Parable of the Prodigal Son doesn’t simply give
Scripture: John 10:14-17 [Jesus said,] “I am the good shepherd. I know my own sheep and they know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. I give up my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that don’t belong to this sheep pen. I must lead them too. They will listen to my voice and there will be one flock, with one