Welcome to the Prayers of Rest podcast. I'm your host, Ashrida Chucho, and this season, we're preparing our hearts to celebrate Jesus in the weeks leading up to Easter by praying through the characteristics of Jesus' love. I'm so passionate about this topic that I wrote a whole book about it. It's called Uncovering

the Love of Jesus. It's a Lenton devotional and you can find it at uncovering the love.com.

Of course, you don't need it to follow along with these prayer podcasts, but if you do want to go deeper

into an aspect of Jesus' love, you'll find that helpful. As we pray about uncovering

the love of Jesus together, I also want to show you love in a small, tangible way. So each week

during the season, I'm giving away some of my favorite things to podcast listeners, just like you.

So you can find the prize of the week as well as details

for how to enter the giveaway each Monday morning on my Instagram account at Asherita.

That's Asht, E-R-I-T-A-H. I know. I know. I don't have the easiest name to spell.

So I'll link to my account in the podcast show notes too.

So entering the giveaway is a breeze.

I hope these giveaways are a true blessing to you.

Now let's begin.

Find a quiet place where you won't be interrupted

and take a deep breath as we enter into God's presence together.

Today's reading is from Luke chapter 23, verse 32.

Two other criminals were also led away to be executed with Jesus.

And when they arrived at the place called the skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.

Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them because they do not know what they're

doing. And they divided his clothes and cast lots. Let's begin by reciting God's goodness,

praising him for who he is and for what he has done for the way that he loves and forgives as shown in this passage.

Oh Lord Jesus, what mercy and grace you show those very men who hung you on the cross.

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