Hosanna Essay

Thou hast decided to remain with us through thy admirable image, thou who art our Mother, our health and our life. Placing ourselves beneath thy maternal gaze and having recourse to thee in all our necessities we need do nothing more. O Holy

Jesus is the Suffering Servant Messiah; imitate Jesus' fidelity by not losing heart; the way to glory is through the cross

“Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth Your Spirit and we shall be created. And You shall renew the face of the earth. O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit did instruct the hearts of the faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever enjoy Your consolations. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.”

them to convert the cross they bear into a crown of triumph. I thank the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr.

“And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,”

Christ is our Lord, and we are answerable to Him for all our good deeds and also our misdeeds.

What the world saw as a waste, unfulfilled promise, became the greatest moment of triumph ever. On the cross, every sin we have ever committed was set upon Jesus shoulders. We have been forgiven because of His willingness to pay the price for us. In HIs death the price was paid, iN his wounds we find the healing of our own scars. Let us not forget the greatest triumph of all, on Easter morning where the power of sin and death were broken by the resurrection of Jesus.

Thanks Karla, your post is very inspirational because it reminded me what Jesus has done for us all.

Thank you Lord for this confidence and assurance into this chapter of fulfilling your mercy and grace.

For the grace of God has appeared, saving all and training us to reject godless ways

“Christ was forsaken by God so that we might never be forsaken.” (Bible Studies on the Messianic Psalms, I. Gordon) In other words, Christ died on the cross for our sins. “Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30) Psalm 22 ends in a similar way, “They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn- for he has done it.” (Psalm 22:31) This ending passage is a praise because we can rejoice in the fact that our sins have been forgiven, and we can spread the good news to generations following us! When Jesus finally died, the temple curtain was torn in half, the ground shook violently, and other people who were once dead were raised to life again. In that moment, those who had put Jesus on the cross were horrified when they realized what they had done. They had crucified the son of God and completed the

(I call you savior, Lord) I call you savior, your name is savior. You are the savior to me. I call you savior, your name is savior.

Therefore, I use you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.

You’re worthy of honor You’re worthy of high praise You, you are   I Bless Your Name I bless your name

As sang by the group the song quotes “His scars of suffering brought me healing, he spilled his blood to fill my soul, his crown of thorns made me royalty” (The Talley’s, “His Life for Mine”). The suffering that Jesus endured made us free from the grip sin had on us. As we are born, we are born as sinner so that when we grow up and hear of his suffering we will be washed in the blood to become sinless. Jesus giving his life for us was the greatest thing that he could have ever done. “His life for mine, his life for mine, how could it ever be? That he would die, God’s son would die to save a wretch like me” (The Talley’s, “His Life for Mine”). We were once lost and going to hell the wretches we were. Now we can praise him for showing how much he loved us that he would die a horrible death so we could have eternal