Thirty-Seventh Day of Lent/Wednesday of Holy Week
O God,
How do we get ready for what’s coming?
How do we get ready for what’s coming this week? How do we get ready to experience the betrayal, the crucifixion, and the burial of our Lord?
How do we get ready to experience those events in all of their power and wonder when we are so familiar with the stories? How do we get ready to give our lives over to the One who suffered and died when we are so caught up in attaining comfort and safety? How do we get ready to take up our cross and follow the One who died on the Cross when we are so focused on self-preservation and self-fulfillment?
Show us how to get ready for what’s coming this week.
Show us how to get ready to experience the pain and power of the crucifixion of Jesus and how to get ready to accept and live out that pain and power in our own lives.
Make us ready for what’s coming …
Amen.
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