"See, we are going up to Jerusalem" (Mark 10:33).
Holy Week is fast approaching. It is the most important week of the Christian year. It begins March 25. You wouldn't wait till the night before to plan your wedding. Holy Week and Easter represent the wedding of Christ and the Church. Also, the wedding of Christ and your faith. Now is the time to plan for Holy Week.
Find out your church's schedule of special services. Be aware of all of them. Then prayerfully decide which ones you will attend. Make a real effort to attend on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and of course Easter. Use Saturday to clean the house in preparation for the happiest day of the year.
As a boy I was taught to believe that Holy Week is like living through the very first Holy Week. To this day I have trouble sleeping on Thursday night, knowing that my Lord has been betrayed and entered His suffering. This is the spirit of Holy Week!
And Easter is rightly celebrated when we awake early on Sunday morning to discover that Christ has just now risen from the dead!
Make a good plan and ask God to bless it!
