Saturday

Psalm 118:22-29

I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
The stone the builders rejected
has become the capstone;
the LORD has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
O LORD, save us;
O LORD, grant us success.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD we bless you.
The LORD is God,
and he has made his light shine upon us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will give you thanks;
you are my God, and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.

During their 400 years of slavery in Egypt, God's chosen people were held together by their belief in God -- the capstone of their lives. God heard the cries of the faithful and rescued those who put the blood of the lamb on their door posts, as He had commanded. The angel of death passed over, and Jews continue to celebrate that rescue at Passover every year.

This Lenten season is a time to reflect on what Jesus has done for all mankind.

Jesus, who came from God to show us all the way back to God, was THE CHRIST, MESSIAH and SAVIOR. He was the Lamb that was sacrificed so that death would pass over all who believed in Him.

On Palm Sunday, masses hailed Him as King. One week later, He was rejected and crucified. The capstone, the one who holds all things together, was rejected -- but by His death we are free. He is the cornerstone, the foundation, on which we build our lives.

Easter provokes much thought; it relates sadness but ultimately JOY. Let us remember that this was the day the Lord made and "...let us rejoice and be glad in it."

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