by Prince Mathew
Preface for Meditation:
We are in Mid-Lent. Having climbed the mountain up to this point, we begin to
see the end of our pilgrimage, and the rays of Easter grow in their intensity.
Lent is our self-crucifixion, our experience, limited as it is, of Christ's
commandment heard in the Gospel "If any man would come after me, let him deny
himself and take up his cross and follow me" (Mark 8:34). But we cannot take up
our cross and follow Christ unless we have His Cross which He took up in order
to save us. It is His Cross, not ours, that saves us. It is His Cross that gives
not only meaning but also power to others.
As we are in midst of Lent, Christ shall lead us up to the spiritual Jerusalem
by His Resurrection.... for the Cross is called the Tree of Life, it is the tree
that was planted in Paradise, and for this reason our fathers have planted it in
the midst of Holy Lent, remembering both Adams bliss and how he was deprived of
it, remembering also that partaking of this Tree we no longer die but are kept
alive.... Thus, refreshed and reassured, we begin the second part of
Lent......with a body and mind of purified, repented and spiritually
activated……
Bible Reading Passages:
Evening
Morning
Bible Verse of the day:
But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and
is alive again; he was lost and is found. - St. Luke 15:32
Fourth Thursday of The Holy Lent
* St. Luke 15 : 11-32
* Deuteronomy 5: 6-22
* Psalms 41:1-3
* Proverbs 22: 1-12
* Acts 15:35-40
* II Corinthians 1: 13-22
* St. Matthew 19: 16-26
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