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Its Friday This extract from a famous sermon by African American pastor S.M.Lockridge doesn\u2019t spare us the pain of Good Friday. We watch with the disciples as their beloved Teacher is nailed to a cross and brutally executed and it seems to them as if all hope has been squeezed out of the world. Good Friday 2020 is a dark day too with the news filled with stories of so many people being struck down by COVID-19. However, Lockridge is most emphatic about the fact that \u201cSunday\u2019s coming\u201d. We live post-resurrection. We know that death doesn\u2019t have the final say. We must just keep the faith through the dark times until Sunday comes!<\/p>\n Pray that God will give you the strength to keep going and that your faith will be sustained during these dark times until Sunday morning dawns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Today we remember the meal Jesus instituted. It has many names: The Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, Holy Communion.<\/p>\n Each name tells us a little about what this meal represents. Calling this a supper may bring to mind the idea that this is a comfort meal that we share with our family. The word, “Eucharist” comes from the Greek word for “thanksgiving”. As we take the bread and wine, we give thanks for what they represent: Jesus body broken and blood spilt for us. Communion carries the idea of fellowship, of meeting others in a deep and significant way.<\/p>\n All these are true. We share the bread and wine with one another, and in doing so, we meet with Jesus, give thanks for His sacrifice, and are drawn into a deeper relationship with Him. The tragedy of our current situation means we cannot share this meal together. But the beauty of this is that we still can meet with Him, for He is with us at all times and in all circumstances.<\/p>\n We cannot meet together. But we can still meet Him.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0<\/strong>Spend some time in quiet reflection, and ask that Jesus would meet with you today. Listen for Him, hear what He has to say, and enjoy His presence with you.<\/p>\n Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus An alternative name for the Wednesday of Holy Week is Spy Wednesday because it is the day when Judas Iscariot conspired with the Chief Priests to betray Jesus and thereafter became their spy \u2013 biding his time for the right moment to hand Jesus over to them. Let\u2019s not be like Judas but instead aim to be secret agents for Christ by quietly going about His work this Holy Week in humble acts of love and kindness that bring glory to Him.<\/span><\/p>\n Pray that pleasing God, not seeking material gain or earthly praise will be your main motivation.<\/p>\n Today, we remember the moment when Jesus curses the fig tree (Matthew 21:18-22)<\/p>\n It’s a strange moment, as it seems to come out of nowhere; but it seems Jesus wanted to use this moment to teach a lesson. He had come to this tree from clearing the Temple: at a distance, it looked good for food. Yet, upon closer inspection, there was nothing to be found. He curses the fig tree for giving the impression of offering good things but truly offering nothing.<\/p>\n Jesus seems to be condemning those things which seem to offer us answers and hope, but upon closer inspection give us none of these things. He knows the pain we can experience when it seems like everything in which we put our hope is crashing down around us. By the end of this week, He hopes that we will answers and hope in something which will never let us down: Him.<\/p>\n Prayer:\u00a0<\/strong>During this difficult time, when many are seeking answers and hope, pray that the hope of Jesus might be better known: a hope which will never let us down.<\/p>\n Monday of Holy Week is the day when Jesus cleared the temple of money-changers and merchants: The temple was a busy place, but it wasn\u2019t the number of people there that mattered, it was why they were there. Today we sometimes judge a church\u2019s \u2018success\u2019 by the size of the congregation, but this story shows that Jesus is more interested in motives than numbers. 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\nThe soldiers nail my Saviour’s hands to the cross
\nThey nail my Saviour’s feet to the cross
\nAnd then they raise Him up
\nNext to criminals
\nIt’s Friday
\nBut let me tell you something
\nSunday’s coming!<\/span><\/p>\n\nMaundy Thursday<\/h1>\n
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\n\u201cThen one of the Twelve \u2014 the one called Judas Iscariot \u2014 went to the chief priests and asked, \u2018What are you willing to give me if I deliver him over to you?\u2019 So they counted out for him thirty pieces of silver. From then on Judas watched for an opportunity to hand him over.\u201d Matthew 26:14-16 NIVUK<\/p>\n\nHoly Tuesday<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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\n“My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. But you have made it a den of robbers” (Mark 11:17 NIVUK)<\/p>\nPalm Sunday
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