Holy Week 2014

This year I have been reading through 

the Bible in Chronological order-

amazing and eye opening!

At the start of this Holy Week

leading up to that most glorious event

Resurrection Sunday,

I had been stumbling along through

the prophet Zechariah, feeling depressed

by the dire warnings and the heedless

captive Jews. 

Then right in the middle of this a verse leapt off

the page and brought an instant surge of tears.

""then they will look on Me whom they pierced. 

Yes, they will mourn for him

 as one mourns for his only son, 

and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn."

And then a few verses later

"In that day a fountain shall be opened for...sin 

and for uncleanness. "

And then 

"And one shall say unto him, 

what are these wounds in thine hands?

 then shall he answer,

 those with which I was wounded

 in the house of my friends."

I bow the knees of my heart and worship

the One whom my soul loves

and who gave His all in the 

"house of His friends"

that I might look on Him who I pierced

and be cleansed in that Fountain

from all my sin and uncleanness.