Hi friends. I'm Annie F. Downs. Let's read the Gospels. The Gospels are the first four books of the New Testament in the Bible, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These are the stories of Jesus Christ's life on earth, the friendships, the parables, the sacrifices, the meals, the miracles. So here is how it works. I'll read three chapters to you. You can listen or read along in your own Bible or online, and then I'll pray. And that's it. So today is day 15. I'll be reading

Luke chapters 22 through 24 from the new living translation. And if you've got your let's read

the gospel's guided journal, we are on page 103.

Luke 22.

The festival of unleavened bread, which is also called Passover, was approaching.

The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus,

but they were afraid of the people's reaction.

Then Satan entered into Judas Ascariat, who was one of the 12 disciples, and he went to the leading priests and captains of the

temple guard to discuss the best way to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted, and they promised to

give him money. So he agreed and began looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus so they could arrest him when the crowds weren't around.

Now the festival of unleavened bread arrived when the Passover lamb is sacrificed.

Jesus sent Peter and John ahead and said, go and prepare the Passover meal so we can eat it together.

Where do you want us to prepare it?

They asked him.

He replied, as soon as you

enter Jerusalem, a man carrying a pitcher of water will meet you. Follow him. At the house he enters,

say to the owner, the teacher asks, where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover meal

with my disciples? He will take you upstairs to a large room that is already set up. That is where you

should prepare our meal. They went off to the city and found everything just as Jesus had said,

and they prepared the Passover meal there. When the time came, Jesus and the apostles sat down

together at the table. Jesus said, I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you

before my suffering begins, for I tell you now that I won't eat this meal again until its meaning

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