38 / Love
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.—Matthew 4:10-11
Warm-Up:
Set a timer for 1 minute. Study this famous painting:
“The Last Supper,” Leonardo da Vinci
Round 1:
Read John 13:31-35. highlight/underline/write down what stands out to you.
Round 2:
Read Mark 15:21–32. highlight/underline/write down what stands out to you.
Round 3:
Read Romans 8:35-39. highlight/underline/write down what stands out to you.
Burn Out:
Pray:
“Jesus, You defined what it means to love You. Over and over, You said that love for You was connected to obeying Your commands. Again and again, You commanded us to love each other as You have loved us. I see Your point: my commitment to and love for You is expressed by my love for others. I am not only united with God through You, Jesus; but I am also united with others in through You, for better or for worse. I am a part of Your family. Like Your disciples, I don’t fully comprehend how deeply You have loved me.”
good friday experience:
The Way of the Cross is a Spiritual experience for Good Friday written by my friend, Jon Klinepeter. This experience is designed to be done in any home setting and can be done in as little as 20 minutes, or could take a few hours, depending on how deeply you want to reflect and engage. It can also be an individual Spiritual experience for you to walk through alone, or an entire family can walk through it together. And, it’s quarantine friendly. All of the supplies should be handy around your home.
Below are links to PDF documents that will help you prepare and experience The Way of the Cross, as well as a few links to Spotify.
The Way of The Cross Soundtrack: This is a link to a Spotify playlist that has been created to be the background music for your experience. You can either play it in order or shuffle the playlist. Music can be helpful to set a tone and broaden the depth of the experience for you. Enjoy!
The Way of The Cross Heartbeat: This is a link to a Spotify playlist that has a heartbeat sound, which will be used for one of the stations.
All this week:
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