Aquila and his wife Priscilla (Prisca), Jewish contemporaries of Saint Paul, traveled widely. Because of persecution in Rome, they went to Corinth where they met the apostle Paul, who joined them in their trade of tent making (Acts 18:1-3). They in turn joined him in his mission of proclaiming the Christian Gospel. The couple later traveled with Paul from Corinth to Ephesus (Acts 18:18), where the two of them established a home that served as hospitality headquarters for new converts to Christianity. Apollos was one of their numerous Jewish pupils in the faith. An eloquent man, Apollos "spoke with burning enthusiasm and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus" (Acts 18:25). He later traveled from Corinth to the province of Achaia, where he "showed by the Scriptures that the Messiah is Jesus" (Acts 18:28). Aquila, Priscilla and Apollos are all remembered and honored for their great missionary zeal. [From "Commemorations Biographies," Lutheran Service Book, LCMS Commission on Worship]
It is my intention, once Lent begins, to post a regular series of Lenten meditations here daily.
I have found this to be a useful practice in the past and hope you do as well.
During the holy season of Lent, our attention is drawn ever more closely to Jesus' journey to Jerusalem to suffer in our place for our sins. Lent is a time of more intense reflection upon the great price paid to redeem us from our sins and yet to rejoice in the Good News that our Lord Jesus willingly obeyed the Father and paid that price. The Reflections that you will read during the season of Lent remind us that against the Devil, the world and our sinful flesh, our only hope is Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. We are pointed to Him in His Word and directed to take comfort against these enemies in the Lord's means of grace. The 2007 Lent and Holy Week Reflections were written by the Rev. Marcus Zill, pastor of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church and Campus Center in Laramie, WY and Christ on Campus Executive for Higher Things, Inc.
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