The Days of Christ

‘The Days of Christ,” “On That Day When He Rode Into Jerusalem.” “On The Third Day.” These are all titles of anthems I chose for the Lenten/Easter season. I did not think about it while choosing them (I was looking for appropriate music to fit the liturgical readings), but every one of these anthems includes the word “Day.” Which got me to thinking about how much can change in a day.

Christ goes from being praised as He enters in to Jerusalem, to being abandoned by those who say them love Him, to being freed from death and all worldly pain on Easter Sunday. Things can dramatically change for each of us in a day. Like Christ, we need to do what God asks of us, and trust that God will be with us no matter how much changes.

There is still time for you to join the choir for Holy Week! We will also be doing the “jump in to choir” Hallelujah Chorus on Easter Sunday.

What a Day that will be!

Soli Deo Gloria, Marsha Medley

Gospel Reading John 12:9-19

9When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came not only because of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death as well, 11since it was on account of him that many of the Jews were deserting and were believing in Jesus.

12The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, 
     “Hosanna! 
     Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord — 
          the King of Israel!” 
14Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written: 
15  “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion. 
     Look, your king is coming, 
          sitting on a donkey’s colt!” 
16His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and had been done to him. 17So the crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to testify. 18It was also because they heard that he had performed this sign that the crowd went to meet him. 19The Pharisees then said to one another, “You see, you can do nothing. Look, the world has gone after him!”