Stephen Shaffer

Read: Matthew 26:36-56 Remain here, and stay awake with me. (v. 38 NRSV) A lot of time as a parent involves being with your kids—making lunches, cleaning clothes, stopping fights, helping

Read: John 17:6-17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (v. 17) What is Jesus’s desire for the church? On his last night, he took time to pray for

Read: John 17:1-5 Glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you. (v. 1) If you knew this was your last day on earth, what would you do? You might try

Read: Matthew 26:26-29 . . . poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (v. 28) Centuries before that Last Supper, God’s people had lived under oppressive slavery in Egypt. God sent

Read: Mark 14:17-25 Take; this is my body. (v. 22) Growing up I always wanted to be like one of the disciples—until I started to read the Gospels more. The disciples

Read: John 15:1-11 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me

Read: John 14:25-29 The Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things. (v. 26) I once ran a 5K race. I trained, but

Read: John 14:1-7 I will come again and will take you to myself. (v. 3) Jesus left for a purpose. The disciples were troubled. They couldn’t understand why Jesus was leaving.

Read: John 13:1-17 He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet. (v. 5) Do you make sure to wash your hands before dinner? Most of the