"'The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me.
He has sent me to announce good news to the poor,
to strengthen the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to those held in captivity
a recovery of sight to the blind, and release to those who have been oppressed,
to proclaim a year of the Lord’s favor.'
Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down,
and the eyes of all looked intently at him.
He said to them, 'Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.'”
Luke 4:18-21
"We are slow to master the great truth that even now Christ is, as it were, walking among us, and by His hand, or eye, or voice, bidding us to follow Him. We do not understand that His call is a thing that takes place now. We think it took place in the Apostles' days, but we do not believe in it; we do not look for it in our own case.
Let us feel what we really are— sinners attempting great things. Let us simply obey God's will, whatever may come. He can turn all things to our eternal good. Easter day is preceded by the forty days of Lent, to show us that they only who sow in tears shall reap in joy. The more we do, the more shall we trust in Christ; and that surely is no morose doctrine, that leads us to soothe our selfish restlessness, and forget our fears, in the vision of the Incarnate Son of God."
John Henry Newman
"I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are mine, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:34-35
The mighty rise and are forgotten, but the word and the spirit endure.
Maundy Thursday: The English word maundy in the name for the day is derived through Middle English and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" A new commandment I give unto you: That you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Stocks were trading in a relatively tight range ahead of the three day Easter weekend and especially because of the Non-Farm Payrolls report tomorrow.
VIX fell.
The Dollar chopped sideways.
Gold and silver waffled around.
Let's see what happens.
Christ has died, Christ has risen, and Christ will come again.
In the end, the only real tragedy is not to be among the saints.
Have a blessed and joyous weekend.
