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Palm Sunday (2018)

On this Palm Sunday (also named Sunday of the Passion), we acknowledge God’s tender love in sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our nature, suffer death upon the cross, and give us the great example of His humility. We also pray that we may walk in the …

Pondering Jesus’ Passion-2

Speaking of the Suffering Servant, the Prophet Isaiah said, “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…he was crushed for our iniquities…and with his wounds we are healed” (Is. 53:4-5). In today’s meditation, we pray with Johann Starck as we ponder Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ death. …

Pondering Jesus’ Passion-1

We know the last week of Lent as “Holy Week.” The last two weeks of Lent, including Holy Week, are also called “Passiontide”—the time we direct our attention specifically to the passion, or suffering, of our Lord Jesus Christ. In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts us in pondering our Lord’s …