DAILY?READINGS: Joshua 4 to 5:12; Isaiah 1; Luke 21:5-38
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother. John 19:25
One can only imagine the feelings of Mary as she courageously stood vigil at the cross. Her beloved Son was being treated so cruelly. Yet there is such eloquence in her silence as she quietly listens to the taunts, the abuse and the jeers being hurled at her precious Son. Not a word does she speak in His defense. And in that moment, she understood the words of old Simeon, “A sword will pierce through thy own soul also” (Luke 2:35). She realized more than ever that He loved her, for He was dying for her sins too! Mary was, in spite of her tears, “rejoicing in God her Saviour” (Luke 1:47). May we too rejoice in His presence today as we worship Him. —Jim Comte
O love of God most full; O love of God most free,
Come, warm my heart, come fill my soul, come, lead me unto Thee!
—Oscar Clute