“Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12)
How these words have come true.
Psalm 148, 149, 150; Psalm 113, 114, or 118 Exod. 12:1-14** or Isa. 51:9-11*** John 1:1-18** or Luke 24:13-35***or John 20:19-23*** **Intended for use in
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring
“. . . so you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13:1-17-31b-35 I have to cut my toenails today so that my feet
All of today’s Daily Office readings speak to us when troubles abound.
Alienated and resented, Jeremiah has borne the weight of resentment. That’s what happens to whistleblowers and to those who reveal unpopular and uncomfortable truths. Dry and brittle, Jeremiah speaks to God of his discontent, accusing God with these honest words, “Truly, you are to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail.”
The people wave palm branches, symbols of national triumph and military victory. They cry out with messianic expectation. Jesus rides a young donkey recalling Zechariah’s image of the coming king. People have heard the word — Jesus raised Lazarus from the tomb. It seems as though the whole “world has gone after him.”
But looks can be deceiving.
Daily Office Readings for March 24, 2013 (Palm Sunday): Zech. 9:9-12** or Zech. 12:9-11,13:1,7-9*** Psalm 24, 29; (Morning) Psalm 103 (Evening) 1 Tim. 6:12-16** Matt.
When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, ‘The Teacher is here and is calling for