Palm Sunday is this Sunday, March
25. Father Riley will lead our final Lenten
class for this year at 9am in the Parish House.
Following the class, we will all process into the church from the Parish
House with our palm fronds. For the Good
Friday service, March 30th, Father Riley will lead us through ‘Stations
of the Cross’ beginning at 11:30am and follow with the Good Friday
service. Please join us for these
services in preparation for Easter (Sunday, April 1).
From the Forward Day by Day:
THURSDAY, March 22
Luke 21:16-19 You will be betrayed by parents and brothers, by relatives and
friends; and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all
because of my name. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance
you will gain your souls.
Luke 21 is one of the
most difficult chapters in the New Testament to assimilate and hear. These are the days of
vengeance, Jesus says. Some of you will need
to flee, and others of you will die. Jesus is not pulling any punches. Some scholars cast these
verses as purely symbolic language, and others maintain that the signs of the
end times are presently upon us.
The Bible is what it
is. Jesus’ words are what they are. The details are best left to God.
What comforts me in
this difficult and strange chapter in the ministry of Jesus is the ending.
Jesus, after a long day of teaching, walks up the Mount of Olives to sleep. We
know the stones are his friends—no doubt the stars are as well. Closing his
eyes under the blanket of night, he finds peace. May we come to know that same
peace as well.
MOVING FORWARD: Watch the sunset tonight. Spend some time thanking God for the
stars in the sky and the peace in your heart.
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