Fr. Mike Schmitz

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God. Let all the peoples praise you. The earth has yielded its increase. God, our God, has blessed us. God has blessed us.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Let the peoples praise you, O God. Let all the peoples praise you. The earth has yielded its increase. God, our God, has blessed us. God has blessed us.

Let all the ends of the earth fear him. Father in heaven, you have blessed us.

Let all the ends of the earth fear him. Father in heaven, you have blessed us.

Let all the ends of the earth fear him. Father in heaven, you have blessed us.

And gosh, Lord, every single day, you give us the blessing of a new day. Every single day, you give us the blessing of your mercy. Your mercies are new every single morning, Lord God. And you give us a new day every single morning, a new day to... Honor you a new day to know you better, a new day to let you love us. And that is, Lord God, it all comes down to this.

And gosh, Lord, every single day, you give us the blessing of a new day. Every single day, you give us the blessing of your mercy. Your mercies are new every single morning, Lord God. And you give us a new day every single morning, a new day to... Honor you a new day to know you better, a new day to let you love us. And that is, Lord God, it all comes down to this.

And gosh, Lord, every single day, you give us the blessing of a new day. Every single day, you give us the blessing of your mercy. Your mercies are new every single morning, Lord God. And you give us a new day every single morning, a new day to... Honor you a new day to know you better, a new day to let you love us. And that is, Lord God, it all comes down to this.

It all comes down to, will we let you love us? Will we let you be the Lord of our lives? Will we allow ourselves to reveal your image? And will we receive your inscription upon our hearts that we love you with everything we have and everything we are and love our neighbor as ourselves? Lord God, help us first to be loved as fully as we possibly can by you.

It all comes down to, will we let you love us? Will we let you be the Lord of our lives? Will we allow ourselves to reveal your image? And will we receive your inscription upon our hearts that we love you with everything we have and everything we are and love our neighbor as ourselves? Lord God, help us first to be loved as fully as we possibly can by you.

It all comes down to, will we let you love us? Will we let you be the Lord of our lives? Will we allow ourselves to reveal your image? And will we receive your inscription upon our hearts that we love you with everything we have and everything we are and love our neighbor as ourselves? Lord God, help us first to be loved as fully as we possibly can by you.

Help us to give you permission once again to love us this morning, to forgive us this morning, and to give us your grace. Help us to give you the permission to claim us as yours. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy spirit. Amen. Okay. So here we go. We have in chapters 11 and 12, this is a shift, right?

Help us to give you permission once again to love us this morning, to forgive us this morning, and to give us your grace. Help us to give you the permission to claim us as yours. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy spirit. Amen. Okay. So here we go. We have in chapters 11 and 12, this is a shift, right?

Help us to give you permission once again to love us this morning, to forgive us this morning, and to give us your grace. Help us to give you the permission to claim us as yours. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy spirit. Amen. Okay. So here we go. We have in chapters 11 and 12, this is a shift, right?

So what's happening is Jesus has gotten to Jerusalem. He is going to stay in Jerusalem through the passion, through his death and resurrection this whole time. So, you know, tomorrow we're taking those next steps and tomorrow we're going to start the conspiracy to kill Jesus, the last supper, Peter's denial, Gethsemane. But today we're in the days leading up to Jesus' betrayal.

So what's happening is Jesus has gotten to Jerusalem. He is going to stay in Jerusalem through the passion, through his death and resurrection this whole time. So, you know, tomorrow we're taking those next steps and tomorrow we're going to start the conspiracy to kill Jesus, the last supper, Peter's denial, Gethsemane. But today we're in the days leading up to Jesus' betrayal.

So what's happening is Jesus has gotten to Jerusalem. He is going to stay in Jerusalem through the passion, through his death and resurrection this whole time. So, you know, tomorrow we're taking those next steps and tomorrow we're going to start the conspiracy to kill Jesus, the last supper, Peter's denial, Gethsemane. But today we're in the days leading up to Jesus' betrayal.

And so in chapter 11, we can recognize that the stakes are getting higher and higher. And Jesus' teachings here in Mark's gospel are becoming more and more pointed. What I mean by that is, as Jesus rides into the city of Jerusalem on a colt, right? And they're saying, Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is the kingdom of our father, David, that is coming. Hosanna in the highest.

And so in chapter 11, we can recognize that the stakes are getting higher and higher. And Jesus' teachings here in Mark's gospel are becoming more and more pointed. What I mean by that is, as Jesus rides into the city of Jerusalem on a colt, right? And they're saying, Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is the kingdom of our father, David, that is coming. Hosanna in the highest.

And so in chapter 11, we can recognize that the stakes are getting higher and higher. And Jesus' teachings here in Mark's gospel are becoming more and more pointed. What I mean by that is, as Jesus rides into the city of Jerusalem on a colt, right? And they're saying, Hosanna to the son of David. Blessed is the kingdom of our father, David, that is coming. Hosanna in the highest.