REALife Holy Week Readings

[Nate Cline]

This week is traditionally called Holy Week. It is a time when we remember the the last week of Christ’s life. It is a very sombre week, and is one for intense reading and reflection. During our reading times, there will be a temptation to run past the cross to the resurrection. I want us to reflect upon the cross, and what Christ is doing there for us. The Cross can be something we take as a given. It almost becomes somewhat like a silent letter in our Christian life. It’s there, but we don’t think about it. The theme of our Lenten readings has been about the God who is merciful. The cross is God at His most merciful for us.

With that in mind, here are our readings for this week:

Exodus 12:1-32. This is the account of the passover, Christ’s crucifixion occurs during passover.

Job:14:1-14

Isaiah 50:4-9.

Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12

Zechariah 12:10

Hebrews 9:11-15

John 18:1 - 19:42

I want us to come back to the three questions that I asked in the beginning of our Lenten reading. Has your view of God changed in light of these readings? Has reading these Psalms and other passages affected the way you look at the Cross? If so, How has it changed?