March 31st, 2024

St. Barnabas Anglican Parish, Bluff. 
23.03.24

Todays gospel. 
John 11:45 - 57

The death of Jesus was well and long planned by religious people who now wanted to kill Him to let Rome know they were on the side of Rome. Jesus however was killed by religious people of the time because of His claim to be God. He signed His death warrant long back and we simply accompany Him these days as he approaches death and torture.

We bring to God in prayer, many people in the world today who suffer torture.  

May we like Jesus, approach Holy Week, considering how He took time in quiet, was with His companions and chose the times in which to speak and those in which to stay silent.

The leaders saw that believing in Jesus would threaten much of the security that they knew. It may be so with me; we might have to correct comfortable habits or give up patterns that we have settled into. We can ask Jesus to show them to us and to help ud to leave them behind.

 *Let us pray*
 
Lord may know You show a changed lifestyle in us. We ask for the strength and courage to be calm and confident disciples of Yours. 

Amen