Wednesday March 15, 2006

Text for the Day -- Mark 10:32-34
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They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking
ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid.
He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was to
happen to him, saying, 'See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the
Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes,
and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to
the Gentiles; they will mock him, and spit upon him, and flog him,
and kill him; and after three days he will rise again.'

Devotional
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Toward the end of Jesus' public ministry the tension with the
religious leaders was obvious. Jesus' followers, no doubt, were
afraid for him, and perhaps, themselves as well. When Jesus sets his
face to go to Jerusalem and actually begins the trip, he has to try
and explain again and again the goal of his life. They still had
trouble accepting Jesus as the Lamb of God, who will save them by
laying down his own life in love. Today some still cannot fathom it.

Prayer
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Thank you, God, for the Lamb. Amen