Message ⚜️🙏⚜️

Jesus lived trying one more time to prepare the apostles for his death.

I’m not sure that they believed it.

He had predicted his death twice before, and their response was to say that they wouldn’t let it happen and then argued over who would be first when he came into his kingdom.

In a few days, they would face reality, and they didn’t handle it well.

We know what Judas’ response was; he would betray Jesus.

Do you ever wonder what the others were thinking?

We also know that Jesus will be thinking about where they will celebrate the Passover meal.

He was also asking his father to help him through this testing time.

But what about Peter and the other apostles?

Sometimes I think about Scripture and wonder about the people involved in the passage.

Here, I’m trying to figure out the apostles.

Did they talk among themselves about what Jesus meant?

Were they looking for ways to protect him from the chief priests?

Did they even know that the chief priests were plotting against him, or did they think it was Herod or the Romans?

Lent is coming to an end.

How are we preparing for Good Friday?

Some traditions keep a strict fast during Holy Week as a penance for their sins.

Still, others add special prayers or extra times of community service.

How will I prepare this year?

How will you?