Christian tradition believes that St. Luke, the writer of this gospel, was a physician. Perhaps that’s why this Bible book speaks so much about Christ’s compassion and concern for the sick, the poor, widows, orphans, the abused and oppressed. He tells the stories of the lost (prodigal) son and the good Samaritan.
Luke chapter 1
28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.”
38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.” Then the angel left her.
“My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.”
Christian tradition believes that St. Luke, the writer of this gospel, was a physician. Perhaps that’s why this Bible book speaks so much about Christ’s compassion and concern for the sick, the poor, widows, orphans, the abused, and the oppressed. He tells the stories of the lost (prodigal) son and the good Samaritan.
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Palm Sunday is one of several “holidays”, or more correctly holy days that Christians “celebrate”, meaning observe, in the weeks before Easter which we call Lent.
Palm Sunday is one of several “holidays”, or more correctly holy days that Christians “celebrate”, meaning observe, during Lent, the weeks before Easter
Christians observe Palm Sunday as a reminder of the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem before being tried and sentenced to death.
Jesus Enters Jerusalem (Mark 11.1-11; Luke 19.28-38; John 12.12-19)
Many people spread clothes on the road, while others put down (palm) branches they had cut from trees. Some people walked ahead of Jesus and others followed behind. They were all shouting,
Edward McKendree Bounds was trained as an attorney, but instead of pursuing a legal career, he entered the ministry in his early twenties. In 1859 he was ordained as pastor of the the Monticello Methodist Church in Missouri.
He edited a Methodist newspaper and wrote books, concentrating on the practice of prayer.
Bounds served as a chaplain in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was captured by the Union Army in Franklin, Tennessee. After his release, he held weekly prayer sessions there.
I took this photo of the historic Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tennessee
The “holy days” of Lent
Lent starts with the well-known Fat Tuesday-Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday.
Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday, illustrated in the Lightstock drawing above.
At my church on Palm Sunday, the preschool-age children march into the sanctuary waving palm branches and singing. The parents and grandparents sit up front, proudly taking pictures and videos. After church, the kids enjoy an Easter egg hunt on the church lawn.
It’s a day to celebrate before we observe the solemn sad day later in the week, Good Friday.
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These three remain, faith, hope and love, and greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13, a Lightstock graphic
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