Holy Wednesday Devotion
The reading and devotion for Holy Wednesday, reading from Luke 22-23. “Jesus I Will Ponder Now” from Higher Things Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRV2i9_L2r0
The reading and devotion for Holy Wednesday, reading from Luke 22-23. “Jesus I Will Ponder Now” from Higher Things Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRV2i9_L2r0
The reading and devotion from Mark 14-15. “Jesus I Will Ponder Now” from Higher Things Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRV2i9_L2r0
The reading and devotion from Matthew 24-25. “Jesus I Will Ponder Now” from Higher Things Inc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRV2i9_L2r0
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