Wednesday - Like a Lamb

Station 9

 

It was on the Wednesday of Holy Week that Judas agreed to betray Jesus.  He went to the chief priests and asked them what they would be willing to give him if he betrayed Jesus.  The agreed price was thirty silver coins.  Although Wednesday seems a quieter day in the week, with less events we still have this betrayal, a significant moment in the crucifixion story.  As you run your hands through the coins think of the temptation Judas had.  Are there times when you face temptation to do things you know are wrong? Maybe you could take this moment to ask God for the strength to get through these moments and commit your struggles to him.

 

Children: It was on this day that Judas promised to give Jesus to be arrested.  Judas was paid thirty silver coins.  Sometimes others at school or things around us can make us want to do things that are wrong, that is called temptation.  Jesus also experienced temptation. Take a look at the coins, like the coins that were given to Judas.  Ask God to help you do right things and be able to cope with temptation.

 

 

Station 10

 

Also on the Wednesday Jesus had expensive perfume poured on him by a lady, she anointed him.  This was her way of displaying her love for him.  This also showed preparation for his death.  As you consider the days that are still to come in the week we are experiencing with Jesus, make a cross sign on your hand – or get someone to do it for you.  While you do this think of the preparation you are making in your experience of Jesus’ death.

In our video Rob Parsons talks about an anointing in Luke's Gospel which has parallels with a similar situation that occurred in teh days leading up to Jesus' death.  he discusses the ideas of love and forgiveness presented in the story.

 

Children: On the Wednesday Jesus had some perfume put on him by a lady, she thought Jesus was really special.  As you think about what is still to happen to Jesus during this week ask an adult to make the sign of a cross on your hand using the oil.

Mark 14:1-11

The Plot to Kill Jesus

It was two days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him; for they said, ‘Not during the festival, or there may be a riot among the people.’

 

The Anointing at Bethany

 While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open the jar and poured the ointment on his head. But some were there who said to one another in anger, ‘Why was the ointment wasted in this way? For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.’ And they scolded her. But Jesus said, ‘Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service for me. For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be told in remembrance of her.’

 

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus

 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to betray him to them. When they heard it, they were greatly pleased, and promised to give him money. So he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.