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. Today is Day 23, and I will be reading Luke

chapter 22 through 24. And this month, I'm reading from the CSB version.

Luke 22.

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

The chief priest and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death because they

were afraid of the people.

Then Satan entered Judas, called Ascariot, who was numbered among the 12.

He went away and discussed with the

chief priest and temple police how he could hand him over to them. They were glad and agreed to give him

silver. So he accepted the offer and started looking for a good opportunity to betray him to them

when the crowd was not present. Then the day of unleavened bread came when the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and

John saying, go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover. Where do you want us to prepare it?

They asked him. Listen, he said to them, when you've entered the city, a man carrying a water jug will meet you.

Follow him into the house he enters. Tell the owner of the house.

The teacher asks you, where is the guest room where I can eat the Passover with my disciples?

Then he will show you a large furnished room upstairs. Make the preparations there. So they went and found

it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. When the hour came, he reclined

at the table and the apostles

with him. Then he said to them, I have fervently desired to eat this Passover with you before I

suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Then he took a

cup and after giving thanks, he said, take this and share it among yourselves. For I tell you from now on, I will not drink

of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes. And he took bread, gave thanks, broke it,

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