READ Luke 23:13-35 The angel has proclaimed that Christ is risen, but how can the disciples be sure? How can they believe this news without seeing it with their own eyes? And even if they did believe without seeing Him, what were they to do now? Jesus meets them as they are walking on the
READ Luke 24:1-12 In the earliest hours of the morning, the friends made their way to the tomb. Clutching the spices that would preserve the body of their Friend (and ward off the stench of death), they moved persistently towards the burial-place. I imagine their feet stepped with heaviness, and their hearts were fit to
READ Luke 23:50-56 Joseph is an average man. We’re not told much about him, but the text gives us a few insights into who he is. What does the text tell us about Joseph? Amidst the factual information we’re given about Joseph, we are told two astonishing things. First, he did not consent to the
READ Luke 23:44-49 Light and darkness hold a unique place in the Scriptures. We’re told throughout that God is light, and that in Him there is no darkness at all. God promised His people that He would send a Savior who would “turn darkness into light before them,” and that when the Savior came that
READ Luke 23:26-43 I shudder to think of that dark crucifixion hour. The One who spoke the hills into formation carried His cross up to its resting place. The One who made the trees laid His body down on boughs shaped into a cross. The Mind that conceived of iron and stone was punctured by
READ Luke 23:1-23 We live in a time in which political rulers hold great power. Often, that power is used for selfish gain and personal benefit. What we see in today’s passage is no exception. Jesus is put on trial before Pilate and false accusations are hurled around the ancient courtroom. Just like in our
READ Luke 22:45-53 Judas’ plan is now put to action. And with a kiss, he betrays his Friend. While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son
READ Luke 22:39-44 The doctrine of the Incarnation encapsulates the glorious truth that Jesus is wholly God and wholly man. This is both a divine mystery and the Church’s salvation. Throughout the life of Jesus we are often reminded of his divinity – He heals the blind, cures the ill, and raises Lazarus from the
READ Luke 22:17-30 The table has been set and the meal has been passed. The Passover – the day reserved to remember when death passed by the people of God – has been faithfully observed. But, what’s more, Jesus has just told His disciples that the Supper is about more than looking back; it’s about