This was the mission Jesus was given in this life; to be a “covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.”
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PALM/PASSION SUNDAY
The scene of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem was a disturbing one to those in power. The confrontation with the power structures in Jerusalem would certainly mean suffering and death, yet it had to be undertaken…
LENT–DAY 34
“Nobody can be sure, of course, why Judas sold Jesus out although according to John’s gospel, he already had a reputation for dipping in the poor box from time to time so the cash may have been part of it.” –Frederick Buechner
Walking Together in Faith 