DAILY?READINGS: Deuteronomy 5; Ecclesiastes 7; Luke 8:1-21
And they bowed the knee before Him, and mocked Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! Matthew 27:29
How callously men mocked our Lord’s Kingship! They gave Him a crown, but of thorns; they gave Him a scarlet robe; they gave Him a sceptre, just a reed in His right hand; they gave Him homage, bowing the knee in mock obeisance; they gave Him a title, King of the Jews, not knowing that He was King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Today His people exalt Him, who is enthroned in the heavens. —Jim Flanigan
The head that once was crowned with thorns,
Is crowned with glory now.
A royal diadem adorns,
The mighty Victor’s brow. —Thomas Kelly