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Today’s quote and prayer from
“Psalms 365: Develop a Life of Worship and Prayer
Today’s Reading: Psalm 50:1-6
Listen to today’s reading by Jonathan Dent:
LORD God,
help me to live my life in joyous preparation
for that great summoning
when wrong will be made right.
Help me to be merciful,
so I will receive your mercy
in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
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Jesus before Pilate
Lent Reading:
Jesus before Pilate
Then the Jewish leaders took Jesus
from Caiaphas to the palace of the Roman governor.
By now it was early morning,
and to avoid ceremonial uncleanness
they did not enter the palace,
because they wanted to be able to eat the Passover.
So Pilate came out to them and asked,
“What charges are you bringing against this man?”
“If he were not a criminal,” they replied,
“we would not have handed him over to you.”
Pilate said,
“Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.”
“But we have no right to execute anyone,”
they objected.
This took place to fulfill what Jesus had said
about the kind of death he was going to die.
(John 18:28-32).
* * *
This is love:
not that we loved God,
but that he loved us and sent his Son
as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
(1 John 4:10 NIV)
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