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Holy Thursday: What It Means Today
Lent is over and now we begin to celebrate these three most sacred days that commemorate the center of our Christian faith. Paying homage to our Jewish roots, we begin after sunset “on the night before he died,” and keep a modified vigil. Tomorrow, we will lift high the cross. On Saturday & Sunday, we will light the Easter flame, discover anew the empty tomb, and proclaim for ourselves and for the world that he is not among the dead, but here, with the living. For this reason, it is important that we not get distracted today by some of Holy Thursday’s evocative traditions. Some still dwell on the ordained…
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Last Day of Lent
Tip of the Day: Use your tongue today to speak a gentle, not condemnatory, words of encouragement to someone who seems down or depressed. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Wednesday of Holy Week Reflection of the Day: It is profoundly tragic that the last day of Lent is referred to as Spy Wednesday after Judas, the traitor who takes his own life in remorse. This makes the celebration of the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus even more compelling. Out of the depths I cried…. And the Lord heard my cry…
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Stay the Course Through Holy Week
Tip of the Day: Recommit to making the time to celebrate the great feasts of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday), Passion (Good Friday) & Resurrection (Easter). Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Tuesday of Holy Week Reflection of the Day: A wise colleague often says, “When climbing the mountain, it’s good to look back periodically and see how far we have come.” Today is the symbolic 39th day of Lent. We’ve come a long way. Only one more day remains of our Lenten discipline before we enter into the great celebrations of our Christian faith.
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His Presence is Always Found
Tip of the Day: Think of a great injustice and ask God to come to right it. Too bold, too much a reach? Remember it’s God’s world too. He has a job to do. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Monday of Holy Week Reflection of the Day: There is so much humanity in God’s world. Isn’t that the story of creation? As one of the stories goes, it was God’s garden and He made us humans and put us in it. It was a neat place with lots of good things and everything in order. Then things got messed up by “apple-gate” – as I like…
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Thank God for the Kind People
Tip of the Day: Today, try two quirky random acts of kindness – one in the morning and one in the evening. Verse of the Day: Bible Readings for Saturday of Fifth Week of Lent Reflection of the Day: I can figure out two reasons why Jesus annoyed the people of his time. The first is the traditional understanding. The political and religious leadership thought he was getting too popular and might usurp their respective spheres of power and authority. That’s understandable, even if not noble. But the other reason you and I can relate to. Sometimes individual who are kind, humble, giving and content can make us jealous,…