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MONDAY
Jesus is at Bethany.
People are reminded that he raised Lazarus from
the dead.
"and now Mary brought a pound of pure spikenard
ointment, which was very precious, and poured it over Jesus' feet, wiping
his feet with her hair;
the whole house was scented with the ointment.
JOHN 12: 1-9
TUESDAY
We consider the approaching season as far as possible
from Our Lord's point of view.
"Is there any sorrow, like unto my sorrow?"
Here where He seems at last He seemed to be recognized,
and in worldy eyes at the point of his greatest triumph. Teaching each
day in the temple, 'at home' every night to Bethany. and yet He faces
temptation, bitterness and the knowledge that those closest to him still
do not know Him for Who he is.
"He came to His own,
and His own
knew him not.
WEDNESDAY
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto
thee.
Hide not thy face from me in the day of my trouble;
incline thine ear unto me: in the day [when] I call answer me speedily.
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
My heart is smitten, and withered like grass;
so that I forget to eat my bread.
By reason of the voice of my groaning my
bones cleave to my skin.
I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like
an owl of the desert.
I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house
top.
Mine enemies reproach me all the day; [and]
they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled
my drink with weeping,
Because of thine indignation and thy wrath:
for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
My days [are] like a shadow that declineth; and
I am withered like grass.
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once
He said:
You have heard
that it was said,
'An eye for an
eye and a tooth for a tooth.'
But I say to
you,
Do not resist
one who is evil."
ever
wondered how you do that ?
-
in real life I mean..
" I say to you,
Love your enemies
and pray for
those who persecute you,
so that you may
be children of your Father
who is in heaven;
for He makes
his sun rise on the evil
and on the good,
and sends rain
on the just,
and on the unjust."
watch
Him, you're about to find out.
He
kept his own word.
True
Son
of
True
God.
O Christ,
I see thy crown of thorns in every eye,
thy bleeding, naked, wounded body in every
soul;
thy death liveth in every memory;
thy crucified Person is embalmed in every
affection;
thy pierced feet are bathed in everyone's
tears;
and it is my privilege
to enter with thee,
into every soul.
THOMAS TRAHERNE
photograph
courtesy of Loadstar of Loadstar's Lair |
