The Beginning of the End
Read Matthew 28:1-10 “After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.” (Matthew 28:1)...
A Holy Day (Holy Saturday)
Read Matthew 27:57-66 Today is Holy Saturday, the last day in the sober season of Lent before the paschal season of rejoicing begins tomorrow. Growing up, I didn’t know about...
The Cup of Suffering (Good Friday)
Read Matthew 26:36-56 “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this...
The Lord’s Supper
Read Matthew 26:26-35 Jesus began the Passover meal by telling His disciples He had longed to eat it with them. The Passover follows the ancient Seder (or order). On this...
A Piece of Peace
Read John 16:17-33 Shalom. I am a cancer-fighting mother and grandmother and my latest daily agenda of events had me on a search for peace. There was the corona virus...
Betrayal
Read Matthew 26:17-25 This passage, along with parallel passages in the other gospels, gives us a pretty good understanding of what is happening. The twelve original disciples were together celebrating...
Jesus Calling
Read Matthew 26:6-13 As I reflect on today’s passage, I see Jesus, the woman, and the disciples. Jesus knows that His time to die is near. His sole purpose for...
And So, It Begins
Read Matthew 26:1-5; 14-16 “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified” (Matthew 26:2) I remember it...
Week 5 Reflection
Use this page either by yourself, with one or two other people or with your small group to reflect on how this week’s readings have impacted you. Reflect on...
Jesus’ Lament
Read Matthew 23:37-38 You can just hear the sadness and longing in Jesus’ words: lamenting over the city, the people. This whole chapter, He has been laying into them HARD...