4.06.2009

The words of Luke..

After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As
he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of
Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, "Go to the
village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied
there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If
anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs
it.' " Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told
them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are
you untying the colt?" They replied, "The Lord needs it." They brought
it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he
went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near
the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole
crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all
the miracles they had seen:
"Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in
heaven and glory in the highest!" Some of the Pharisees in the crowd
said to Jesus, "Teacher, rebuke your disciples!" "I tell you," he
replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." As he
approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, "If
you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you
peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you
when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle
you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground,
you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone
on another, because you did not recognize the time of God's coming to
you."

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