As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb
(Matthew 27:57-61, NIV)

Holy Saturday

Thank God for the ministries of:

AGAPE’ MCC, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

and

Scott Hill ministering with Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 45-47
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2045-47&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from the words of my groaning?
(Psalm 22:1, ESV)

Good Friday

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

and

Rev. Tomas Holloway ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington, Disstrict of Columbia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Jeremiah 17-21
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2017-21&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Praise God, the Parent of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, God has given us new life and a living hope.
(1 Peter 1:3, CEV)

Maundy Thurday

Thank God for the ministries of:

Founders MCC, Los Angeles, California, USA

and

Dr. Carla Sherrell ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington, Disstrict of Columbia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Job 31-32
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2031-32&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

I am home (nd on my internet connection) after a brief stay in the hospital.

Keep alert, stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love
(1 Corinthians 16:13-14, NRSVA)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Lehigh Valley, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

and

James Hartman ministering with MCC of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Corinthians 15-16
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015-16&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

“A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,
if you love one another.”
(John 13:34-35, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC of the Rockies, Denver, Colorado, USA

and

Rev. Lillie Brock ministering with Church of the Trinity MCC, Sarasota, Florida, USA (Pastoral Anniversary, Apr. 7. 201)

Through the Bible in a year:
Exodus 5-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%205-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Jesus said, “I promise you that you cannot get into God’s dominion, unless you accept it the way a child does.” Then Jesus took the children in his arms and blessed them by placing his hands on them.
(Mark 10:15-16, CEV)

Lent 5

Thank God for the ministries of:

New MCC Spiritual Community in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

and

Rev. Kurt Krieger ministering with Sunshine Cathedral MCC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Mark 9-10
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%209-10&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

You, God, bless everyone who cares for the poor,
and you rescue those people in times of trouble.
You protect them and keep them alive.
You make them happy here in this land,
and you don’t hand them over to their enemies.
You always heal them and restore their strength
when they are sick.
(Psalm 41:1-3, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

and

Rev. Judith Maynard ministering with MCC Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 39-41
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2039-41&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

Praise the Eternal, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise God’s holy name.
(Psalm 103:1, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Mountain Spirit MCC, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

and

Rev. Sheena Metal ministering with Founders MCC, Los Angeles, California, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Jeremiah 7-11
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%207-11&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

And The Eternal said to mortals,
‘The fear of G-d-that is wisdom,
and to shun evil is understanding.’ “
(Job 28:28, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Valley Ministries MCC, Stockton, California, USA (Church Anniversary Apr. 3, 1999)

and

Rev. Stuart Sutherland ministering with MCC Good Shepherd – Western Sydney, Granville, Australia

Through the Bible in a year:
Job 27-28
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job%2027-28&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com

To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, to another miraculous powers, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in different kinds of tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues. All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and the Spirit gives them to each one, just as she determines.
(1 Corinthians 12:8-11, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Travessia Comunidade Espiritual ICM, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

and

Rev. Ray Simms ministering with King of Peace MCC, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Corinthians 11-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2011-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada
www.laylinkmcc.com