easter joy

celebration - john august swanson

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good friday

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holy thursday

The Last Supper - John August Swanson

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shadow of cross

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isaiah seal

An impression of a seal from the prophet Isaiah may have been found in Jerusalem. Archaeologists excavating the City of David area just below the Temple Mount found the seal mark in Iron Age remains just 10 feet from where the seal of King Hezekiah of Judah was found in 2015.

The object, estimated to be around 2,700 years old, was found by Dr. Eilat Mazar of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. “We appear to have discovered a seal impression, which may have belonged to the prophet Isaiah, in a scientific archaeological excavation.” 

The finders believe the seal was discovered "in situ" outside what had been the ancient kingdom’s royal bakery. Half an inch wide, the seal bears the name of Isaiah in ancient Hebrew script, followed by the three first letters of the word for prophet.

ht - haaretz

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lenten prayer

+ A Prayer For Lent +

Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal Word of the Father, have mercy on us.

Lord Jesus Christ, the Word through whom all things were made,
foretold by the prophets in signs and words,
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
hymned by the angels, adored by the shepherds,
worshipped by the Magi, held by Simeon, praised by Anna,
obedient to your parents, submitting to a sinner's baptism,
fasting in the wilderness, driving out demons, cleansing lepers,
giving sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf,
teaching the mysteries of the kingdom, raising the dead,
walking on water and changing water into wine.

Lord Jesus Christ, praised by the little children,
riding into Your city as the sacrifice appointed,
giving your body and blood in the bread and wine,
praying in the garden, bound and mocked,
stripped and beaten, condemned to death,
opening Your hands upon the cross to embrace the world,
knowing the loneliness of our exile and our sin,
trampling down sin and death by death itself,
pouring forth water and blood to save the world,
sanctifying our graves by lying in a tomb,
descending to hell, declaring the devil's defeat,
rising in victory over death and decay,
appearing to the disciples in the broken bread,
ascending to sit on the right hand of the Father,
as High Priest who ever lives to intercede for us,
coming on the clouds of glory to renew all things,
as the Judge of all on the Last Day.

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Son of Man, have mercy on us.

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ht - weedon

sunrise at the lake

ht - sherry farrell