by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“Jesus said to the Pharisees:
‘There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen
and dined sumptuously each day.
And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps
that fell from the rich man’s table. …'”
“As #Jesus was going up to Jerusalem,
he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves,
and said to them on the way,
‘Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem,
and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests
and the scribes,
and they will condemn him to death,
and hand him over to the Gentiles
to be mocked and scourged and crucified,
and he will be raised on the third day.’ …”
“If anyone wants a high office let him want the labor it entails not the honor it will bring him. He should desire to serve and minister to everyone and not expect everyone to serve and minister to him. For the desire to be served comes from the supercilious attitude of the Pharisees; the desire to serve, from the teaching of #Christ. Those who canvass for positions of honor are the ones who exalt themselves; those who delight in serving and caring for others are the ones who humble themselves so as to be exalted by God. …”
“#Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His Disciples, saying,
‘The scribes and the Pharisees
have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you,
but do not follow their example.
For they preach but they do not practice. …”
“Jesus said to His Disciples:
‘Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
‘Stop judging and you will not be judged.
Stop condemning and you will not be condemned.
Forgive and you will be forgiven. …”
“He leads them up on a high mountain to show them the Glory of His Divinity and to let them know that He was Israel’s Savior, as revealed by His Prophets … He leads them up on a high mountain so that the Father may call Him ‘My Son’ and show them that He really was His Son and that He was #God. … shows them His Royalty before suffering, His Power before dying, His Glory before being insulted and His honor before undergoing ignominy. In this way, when He will be captured and crucified, His Apostles will understand that He did not undergo this because of weakness, but to consent and willingly for the Salvation of the world. ….”
“R. (19b) A heart contrite and humbled, O God, You will not spurn.
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your Goodness;
in the greatness of Your Ccompassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me. …”
“… ‘This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name,
Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one. If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.'”
“…’Come, you who are Blessed by My Father.
Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave Me food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink,
a stranger and you welcomed Me,
naked and you clothed Me,
ill and you cared for Me,
in prison and you visited Me.’
Then the righteous will answer Him and say,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed You,
or thirsty and give You drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome You,
or naked and clothe You?
When did we see You ill or in prison, and visit You?’
And the king will say to them in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did
for one of these least brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ …”
“At that time #Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert
to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted for forty days and forty nights,
and afterwards he was hungry.
The tempter approached and said to him,
‘If you are the Son of God,
command that these stones become loaves of bread.’
He said in reply,
‘It is written:
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.’ …”