PALM SUNDAY
Raymond McDonald
When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in thenameoftheLord!”10“Blessedisthecomingkingdomofourfather David!”“Hosannainthehighestheaven!”11JesusenteredJerusalemand […]
PASSION SUNDAY
Raymond McDonald
Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he saidtothem,“SitherewhileIgooverthereandpray.”3 7 HetookPeter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowfulandtroubled.3 8 Thenhesaidtothem,“Mysoulisoverwhelmed withsorrowtothepointofdeath.Stayhereandkeepwatchwithme.”3 9 Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, […]