The scriptures read are Number 1-3, Psalm 40 and Mark 14.
Numbers 1-3. First up, a census. What did you expect of a book called Numbers? Then we have the order in which the Israelite tribes marched. (With flags! I wonder if we know what the flag of each tribe looked like?) Then we get a separate census of the Levites, the priestly tribe, who fill in for the firstborn of every tribe, and take care of the tabernacle. They all have parts of the tabernacle that are their responsibility. Very organized.
Psalm 40. A plea for help from God with an honest admission that the psalmist's sins have caught up with him.
Mark 14. The last supper, the garden of Gethsemane, the betrayal, the first trial, Peter's denials. Even with the breathless pace of Mark's narration, this part is moving.
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