by Prince Mathew
Preface for Meditation:
The cross of Christ is the door to heaven, the key to paradise, the downfall of
the devil, the uplifting of mankind, the consolation of our imprisonment, the
prize for our freedom. The cross was the promise of the prophets, the triumph of
kings and the ministry of priests. Tyrants are convicted by the cross and the
mighty ones defeated, it lifts up the miserable and honors the poor. The cross
is the end of darkness, the spreading of light, the flight of death, the ship of
life and the kingdom of salvation.
The cross brings us face to face with Jesus' suffering. He was alone -- all his
disciples had deserted him except for his mother and three women along with
John, the beloved disciple. And his death was agonizing and humiliating.
Normally a crucified man could last for several days on a cross. Jesus' had
already been scourged, beaten with rods, and a crown of thorns pressed into his
skull. It is no wonder that he died mid-afternoon. Pilate publicly heralded
Jesus "The King of the Jews" as he died upon the cross, no doubt to irritate
and annoy the chief priests and Pharisees. We can find no greater proof of God's
love for us than the willing sacrifice of his Son on the cross. Jesus' last
words, It is finished, express triumph rather than defeat. Jesus bowed his head
and gave up his spirit knowing that the strife was now over and the battle was
won. Even on the cross Jesus knew the joy of victory. What the Father sent him
into the world to do has now been accomplished. Christ offered himself without
blemish to God and he put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
By the cross Christ draws everything to him. It is the kingdom of the Father,
the scepter of the Son and the seal of the Holy Spirit, a witness to the total
Trinity.
Evening
Morning
Before Holy Qurbana
Holy Qurbana
Bible Verse of the Day:
He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your
soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your
neighbor as yourself.'" St. Luke 10:27
Fifth Sunday of The Holy Lent (Kpiptho/Crippled Woman)
* St. Luke 10: 25-37
* St. Luke 7:11-17
* Genesis 9: 1 -7
* Jeremiah 51: 1-9
* Isaiah 50: 1 - 5
* Barazeera 51: 13 - 30
* I Peter 3: 8-16
* Romans 12: 1-15
* St. Luke 13: 10-17
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