“Dear woman, why are you crying?”
Jesus asked her.
“Who are you looking for?”
She thought he was the gardener.
“Sir,” she said, “if you have taken him away,
tell me where you have put him,
and I will go and get him.”
“Mary!” Jesus said.
…
“Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body.
When your eye is good,
your whole body is filled with light.
But when it is bad,
your body is filled darkness.
Make sure that the light you think you have
is not actually darkness.
If you are filled with light, with no dark corners,
then your whole life will be radiant…”
Luke 11:34-36
…And suddenly,
the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple
was torn down the middle.
Then Jesus shouted,
“Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!”…
Jesus said, “This is how you should pray:
“Father, may your name be kept holy.
May your Kingdom come soon.
Give us each day the food we need,
and forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those who sin against us.
And don’t let us yield to temptation.
But the Lord said to her,
“My dear Martha,
you are worried and upset over all these details!
There is only one thing worth being concerned about.
Mary has discovered it,
and it will not be taken away from her.”
“Whenever you enter someone’s home, first say,
‘May God’s peace be on this house.’
If those who live there are peaceful,
the blessing will stand;
if they are not,
the blessing will return to you.
(Goldfinches, male & female)
…While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing,
Jesus said to his disciples,
“Listen to me and remember what I say.
The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.”
But they didn’t know what he meant.
Its significance was hidden from them,
so they couldn’t understand it,
and they were afraid to ask him about it.
Luke 9:43-45
Then he asked them,
“But who do you say I am?”
Peter replied,
“You are the Messiah sent from God!”
“Love your enemies! Do good to them.
Lend to them without expecting to be repaid.
Then your reward from heaven will be very great,
and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High,
for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked.
…The young man who had died was a widow’s only son,
and a large crowd from the village was with her.
When the Lord saw her,
his heart overflowed with compassion.
“Don’t cry!” he said.
Luke 7:12-13
