Now when they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives then Jesus sent two disciples saying to them ldquo Go into the village opposite you and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her Loose them and bring them to Me And if anyone says anything to you you shall say lsquo The Lord has need of them rsquo and immediately he will send them rdquo And when He had come into Jerusalem all the city was moved saying ldquo Who is this rdquo So the multitudes said ldquo This is Jesus the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee rdquo

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus

I will lift up my eyes to the hills mdash From whence comes my help My help comes from the Lord Who made heaven and earth He will not allow your foot to a be moved He who keeps you will not slumber Behold He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep The Lord is your b keeper The Lord is your shade at your right hand The sun shall not strike you by day Nor the moon by night The Lord shall c preserve you from all evil He shall preserve your soul The Lord shall preserve d your going out and your coming in From this time forth and even forevermore

After this I will return and rebuild David rsquo s fallen tent Its ruins I will rebuild and I will restore it

So the elders of the Jews built and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo And they built and finished it according to the commandment of the God of Israel and according to the command of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia

ldquo To whom then will you liken Me Or to whom shall I be equal rdquo says the Holy One Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these things Who brings out their host by number He calls them all by name By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power Not one is missing Why do you say O Jacob And speak O Israel ldquo My way is hidden from the Lord And my just claim is passed over by my God rdquo Have you not known Have you not heard The everlasting God the Lord The Creator of the ends of the earth Neither faints nor is weary His understanding is unsearchable He gives power to the weak And to those who have no might He increases strength Even the youths shall faint and be weary And the young men shall utterly fall But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength They shall mount up with wings like eagles They shall run and not be weary They shall walk and not faint

God is our refuge and strength very present help in trouble Therefore we will not fear Even though the earth be removed And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea Though its waters roar and be troubled Though the mountains shake with its swelling Selah There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High God is in the midst of her she shall not be moved God shall help her just at the break of dawn

When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion We were like those who dream Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with singing Then they said among the nations ldquo The Lord has done great things for them rdquo The Lord has done great things for us And we are glad Bring back our captivity O Lord As the streams in the South Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy He who continually goes forth weeping Bearing seed for sowing Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing Bringing his sheaves with him

Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Spirit

Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law having become a curse for us for it is written ldquo Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree rdquo that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith