Christian Reflection and Prayer

All Glory, Laud and Honor

Scripture:

He was in the center of the
procession, and the crowds
all around him were shouting,
"Praise God! Bless the one
who comes in the name of
the Lord! Bless the coming
kingdom of our ancestor
David! Praise God in highest
heaven!" Mark 11:9-10 NLT

Hymn:

All glory, laud, and honor
to Thee, Redeemer,
King, to whom the lips of
children made sweet
hosannas ring; Thou art
the King of Israel, Thou
David's royal Son, who
in the Lord's name comest,
the King and blessed One!

To Thee, before Thy passion,
they sang their hymns of
praise; to Thee, now high
exalted, our melody we raise:
Thou didst accept their
praises—accept the praise
we bring, who in all good
delightest, Thou good and
gracious King! All Glory,
Laud and Honor Theodulf of
Orléans (c. 750-821)

Reflection:

Not the revolutionary they expected

When Jesus entered Jerusalem
riding on a donkey, hopeful crowds
filled the streets waving palm
branches and praising God. But
less than a week later, when it
became clear that Jesus was not
the revolutionary they expected,
this same crowd demanded His
crucifixion.

For Theodulf, whom King Charlemagne
had made bishop of Orléans in
the late 700s, praise was born of
painful circumstances. After
Charlemagne's death, Theodulf
was exiled to Angers, France,
on charges of conspiracy. In the
dark prison at Angers, Theodulf
apparently wrote the text of this
hymn, which became the great
Palm Sunday processional of the
Western church—a celebration of
God's grace sung by millions through
the centuries.

Our Holy Week readings are adapted
from The One Year® Book of Hymns
by Mark Norton and Robert Brown,
Tyndale House Publishers (1995).
Today's is taken from the entry for March 27.

Scripture:

Jesus the Lamb of God

29The next day John saw Jesus coming
toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb
of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:29 (New International Version)

Reflection:

I got to ask myself. If I saw Jesus coming
towards me would I say, "Look, the Lamb
of God, who takes away the sin of the world?
The sad thing is, I wonder if I would recognize
Christ.
Wow what a statement "Look, the Lamb of
God, who takes away the sin of the world!
How do you take away the sin of the world.
Well God did! He gave us His son who literally,
actually died on the cross for us. Now that
in itself certainly is an unbelievable sacrifice,
but without the resurrection the act of the cross
would have been lost. Christ died, a painful,
humiliating death, executed on a cross. But it
didn't stop there, three days later He arose, He
came back to life and remains with us as the
Holy Spirit! He did this, so that you and I will
not simply die in sin, but will live forever in glory!
Guess What? You only have to do one thing,
BELIEVE!!!!!!!!

Prayer:

Thank You lord I Believe!!!!!!!

Scripture:

Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.
But take heart, because I have overcome the world. John 16:33

Reflection:

This verse reminds us that
God doesn't promise to protect us
from problems on this earth. Instead
he promises to give us the courage to
face our problems with his strength.
Use the strength that God gives you
to over come the over riding problems
that surrounds you. He is there for
you, HAVE COURAGE!!!!!!!!

Prayer:

Thank you oh Lord forgiving us the
strength to overcome our problems.
Thank you God for being there for
us. In Jesus name AMEN!