Today we walk with Jesus back into Jerusalem.

He’s hungry.
He sees a fig tree full of leaves—but no fruit.
It looks alive. It’s empty.

Then He enters the Temple.
Tables fall. Coins scatter. Voices rise.

“My house will be called a house of prayer.”

This isn’t anger without control.
This is love that refuses to leave us pretending.

Leaves aren’t fruit.
Activity isn’t worship.
Appearance isn’t transformation.

Jesus clears what cannot save you
so He can give you what does.

He exposes the empty
to make room for the eternal.

And every step He takes…
is a step for you.

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HOLY MONDAY READINGS:
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/holy-monday.html

JOURNEY THROUGH HOLY WEEK:
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/journey-through-holy-week.html

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