A time of Lexio devena for the discerning heart.

Monday of Holy Week.

As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

For the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.

Say slowly from your heart,

Jesus, I trust in you.

You take over. Become aware that he is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within your heart. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John, chapter 12, verses 1 through 11.

6 days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom he had raised from the dead.

They gave a dinner for him there. Martha waited on them and Lazarus was among those at table.

Mary brought in a pound of very costly ointment, nard and with it anointed the feet of Jesus

wiping them with her hair the house was full of the scent of the ointment then Judas

Ascariot one of his disciples the man who was to betray him said why wasn't this

ointment sold for 300 dinari and the money given to the poor?

He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief.

He was in charge of the common fund and used to help himself to the contributions.

So Jesus said,

Leave her alone. She had to keep this scent for the day of my burial. You have the poor with you always. You will not always have me. Meanwhile, a large number of Jews heard that he was there and came not only on account of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus whom he had raised from

the dead. Then the chief priests decided to kill Lazarus as well, since it was on his account

that many of the Jews were leaving them and believing in Jesus. What word made this?

What word made this passage come alive for you.

What did you sense the Lord saying to you? What did you sense the Lord an opportunity to speak to you.

Six days before the Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom he had raised

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