RON MOORE, SR.

Friends,

This month we celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem known as Palm Sunday, the Last Supper that he ate with his disciples, the Good Friday when he was crucified and the Resurrection Morning when he rose again from the grave victoriously.

This is well known as the Passion Week. This refers to the passion that Christ had to obey his Father. That is why he was willing to endure the extreme suffering, brutality and humiliation that led to his death by crucifixion, one of the most horrific punishments of it's time. It was his passion to please his Father that drove him past the suffering.

Some of us make special efforts to observe the days diligently, making sure we secure our palms from our local churches, take off from work during the Good Friday celebration (whether we attend or not), and make sure that if we haven't been to our local churches since Christmas, we at least attend on Easter Sunday decked out with our latest "spring wear". (Maundy Thursday and Sunrise Services are usually optional..).

Others religiously observe the events with the intention of fulfilling our duty as Christians ought during this most Holy Week. We frown at those who take the Passion of the Christ lightly, or at least not as seriously as we do.

Let us take our celebration this year as a time to reflect on the risen Christ and live by his example found in Philippians 2:8 — “...he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross!” Let us, like Jesus be passionate for pleasing our heavenly Father, not by our death, but rather by our lives. “Mankind does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.”

-Stay Spiritual

Ron Moore, Sr., President
The ALPHA Center, Inc.

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