Walking through Lent - Holy Week Monday

Luke 19:  45-46 - SH

When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer’; but you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”

Holy Week is a time of intense emotion.  Palm Sunday's most dramatic moment involves Jesus weeping loudly;  Jesus' arrival at the temple leads to angry evictions.  A place of prayer -- the temple building -- has become a shopping mall.  Holy anger sits very close to holy sorrow.  

Now we are the temple where God dwells through His spirit.  It's a high calling:  we ARE a place of prayer.    This week is filled with pressures of many kinds in our community; this Holy week is a rich time to remember who He is and who we are.