Today is both Pentecost Sunday, and Memorial Day weekend. We know that Pentecost is both the birthday of the Church, and the Jewish feast celebrating harvest. The interesting thing about the word Pentecost is that it is composed of two words. One root literally refers to the striping of a wound. Memorial Day we as Americans reap rhe harvest of freedom sown by the sacrifices of brave soldiers throughout our history. The Church was born due to the Sacrifice and Resurrection of our Savior Christ Jesus. In the border of the tribe of Judah, was a stone dedicated to the Reubinite Bohan, his name meaning thumb. Commentators believe he was…

27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. 28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. (John 19:27-28) I admit to never noticing verse twenty eight this way before. Perhaps we were so amazed by the statements on either side of it. We’ve addressed Jesus’ care for His mother, and His thirst, but I’ve missed this. He considered taking care of His Mom’s future as part of His prophetic course. In the midst of completing the work of salvation, taking both our sins and…