“Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
Call to Worship: Psalm 23
1 The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
2 He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
3 He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.
4 Even when I walk through the darkest valley of death,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
5 You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.
1 上主是我的牧者；我一無缺乏。2 他讓我躺臥在青草地上，
LENTEN VERSE: Psalm 25:16
“Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.”
上主啊，求你回頭看顧我，憐憫我，因為我孤單困苦。
LENTEN READING 7: John 19:6, 15–17. Jesus Sentenced to Death
6 When they saw Jesus, the leading priests and Temple guards began shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” “Take him yourselves and crucify him,” Pilate said. “I find him not guilty.” 15 “Away with him,” they yelled. “Away with him! Crucify him!” “What? Crucify your king?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” the leading priests shouted back. 16 Then Pilate turned Jesus over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus away. 17 Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha).
6 那些祭司長和聖殿警衛一看見耶穌，大喊：「把他釘十字架！
LENTEN READING 8: Luke 23:27–31. The Women of Jerusalem weep for Jesus
27 A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women. 28 But Jesus turned and said to them, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29 For the days are coming when they will say, ‘Fortunate indeed are the women who are childless, the wombs that have not borne a child and the breasts that have never nursed.’ 30 People will beg the mountains, ‘Fall on us,’ and plead with the hills, ‘Bury us.’ 31 For if these things are done to me, the living tree, what will happen to you, the dry tree?”
27 一大群人跟隨著耶穌，其中有些婦女為他悲傷哀哭。28 耶
Scripture: John 9:1–5
1 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?” 3 “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him. 4 We must quickly carry out the tasks assigned us by the one who sent me. The night is coming, and then no one can work. 5 But while I am here in the world, I am the light of the world.”
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