Day 38 of Lent: Today’s reading is Luke 23:32-56. Click the blue link to read the passage online.
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Today is Maundy Thursday – the day we remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. It is also an appropriate day to reflect upon the love that sent Jesus to the cross.
Today in our Luke in Lent Blog we find ourselves past the Last Supper and on to the Crucifixion of Jesus. We read today how Jesus was lead away to the cross, how his body placed on the cross, how he died on the cross and how he was taken down from the cross and laid in a tomb.
In this passage we see the depth of human sin (the mocking of Jesus and the crowd’s lack of compassion) and the fullness of God’s grace (“Father forgive them. They do not know what they are doing.”). We also experience Jesus’ faithfulness to God. Though reading of Jesus’ journey to the cross is painful, it is powerful and should have great meaning for us.
Therefore, as we prepare ourselves for Easter ask yourself, “Why should this passage be central to our resurrection faith?” “How do we experience God’s grace through Christ’s faithfulness?” “How can our daily living honor the sacrifice Jesus made for us?”
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