Monday in Holy Week

Monday in Holy Week

On this day, Jesus and his disciples stayed in the home of Martha, Mary and Lazarus in Bethany – where Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with perfume, and wiped them with her hair.

Scripture reading: John 12:1– 7 

Prayer

God of love, 
in Jesus we see the true nature of your love –
vulnerable, personal, costly, setting love’s standards for all time. 
Look in mercy on us, 
whose loving rarely even approaches the standard set by Jesus. 
Forgive us –
and help us to be encouraged by the openness 
Jesus showed to Martha and to Mary –
as to all who loved him, even a little, in their own way. 
Help us to love a little more like Jesus, 
so that the scent of love may be detected in our lives. 
We ask this in Jesus’ name. 
Amen

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