Returned Exiles Keep the Passover

Sunday, March 20                  Third Sunday in Lent Returned Exiles Keep the Passover Ezra 6:13-22 With joy they celebrated the festival of unleavened bread for seven days; for the LORD had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them,...

Praise for God’s Liberation from Egypt

Saturday, March 19 Praise for God’s Liberation from Egypt Psalm 114 When Israel went out from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language, Judah became God’s sanctuary, Israel his dominion. Psalm 114:1-2 NRSV We’re grateful that God continues to...

Christ our Passover

Friday, March 18 Christ our Passover 1 Corinthians 5:7-8; 10-14 Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 1 Corinthians 5:8 NRSV Because of the sacrifice of...

Praise the Name of the Lord

Thursday, March 17 Praise the Name of the Lord Psalm 113 He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of his people. Psalm 113:7-8 NRSV God who does the impossible is always worthy to be...

Moses’ Instructions about the Passover

Wednesday, March 16 Moses’ Instructions about the Passover Exodus 12:21-28, 50-51 That very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt, company by company. Exodus 12:51 NRSV There are often moments where our patience is tested by the need to wait,...

God Institutes the Passover

Tuesday, March 15 God Institutes the Passover Exodus 12:1-14 If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its closest neighbor in obtaining one; the lamb shall be divided in proportion to the number of people who eat of it. Exodus 12:4 NRSV Through the...
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