<html><head></head><body><div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Love,&nbsp;</div><div>Dad/Baba/Eric</div><div>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</div><div>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;This is our first and great life’s work.”</div></div></div></div></div>        <div><br></div><div><br></div>                </div><div>            <div>                <div>----- Forwarded Message -----</div>                <div><b>From:</b> Eric Kilmer &lt;kilmerek@yahoo.com&gt;</div><div><b>To:</b> Eric Kilmer &lt;kilmerek@yahoo.com&gt;</div><div><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 07:24:37 AM EDT</div><div><b>Subject:</b> Verse of the Day 6/19</div><div><br></div>                                                <div><div><div><div><br></div>Mark 15;40&amp;41<div><br></div><div><b>40. &nbsp;There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,</b></div><div><b>41. &nbsp;who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>This large number of women who voluntarily followed Jesus were mare courageous and faithful on Good Friday than most of Jesus’ disciples. &nbsp;They may be thought of a representing the first New Testament church.</div><div><br></div><div>Their quiet faithfulness receives little attention from the writers of the Gospels, but their presence cannot be denied. &nbsp;They ministered to the needs of Jesus and to a lesser extent, the disciples. &nbsp;Some of the women were relatives of the disciples. &nbsp;Others like Mary Magdalene were free and independent of any extended family connections. &nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Most were from the region of Galilee. &nbsp;They may not have constantly traveled with Jesus and the disciples, many&nbsp;had homes and relatives&nbsp;they occasionally returned to throughout Jesus’ three year ministry. &nbsp;As a group, they remained separate from Jesus and the disciple, keeping their own fellowship apart from the men. &nbsp;They were near enough&nbsp;to serve, but also apart from the fellowship of the disciples.</div><div><br></div><div>When it became evident that Jesus was again&nbsp;going to Jerusalem and that there was a plot against Jesus (which the disciples themselves were keenly aware of, further, Jesus himself was teaching them that his death was at hand, but that after three days he would be raised), they resolved&nbsp;&nbsp;as a group to travel with him.</div><div><br></div><div>They had no established order, although Mary Magdalene is always mentioned first whenever there is reference to them in scripture. &nbsp;For this final trip to Jerusalem, Mary, the mother of Jesus was also numbered among them.</div><div><br></div><div>I believe these women, in their quiet, humble ways were more insightful, and certainly more devoted to Jesus than His own disciples. &nbsp;They refused to flee when Jesus was arrested. &nbsp;They were always following at a distance. &nbsp;In the dark of early Good Friday morning, they would hardly have been noticed, but they were there.</div><div><br></div><div>They were there for the trials before Caiaphas, Ananias, Pilot,&nbsp;Herod, and finally Pilate again. &nbsp;They were there for the scourging, they followed to Golgotha, they saw Him nailed and raised, they listened to His seven last&nbsp;words from the cross, they&nbsp;heard His last breath, and&nbsp;Him yield up His spirit. &nbsp;They faithfully remained near the cross after death, they followed Joseph and Nicodemus as His&nbsp;body was taken down,&nbsp;laid in the tomb, and the large stone rolled to close the tomb.</div><div><br></div><div>I find it interesting that although Jesus body had already been wrapped in spices, the women themselves&nbsp;still wanted to serve him one last time, (they ‘may’ have thought the job had not properly been done in the rush to not break the Sabbath).&nbsp;&nbsp;going to the tomb early on the First Day of the week, before the sun had risen.</div><div><br></div><div>It was their refusal to stop serving Jesus, even in their grief and sorrow,&nbsp;that gave them the first view of the empty tomb, and gave to them the first Easter sermon preached by the angel, <i>“He is not here, He is risen, as He said.” </i>(Matthew 28;6)&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Quiet, humble faithful service, (invisible to most) is highly honored by the loving heart&nbsp;of our&nbsp;Father.</div><div>These women are also to be included when Jesus says, <i>“…the least of these My brethren…”&nbsp;</i></div><div>(Matthew 25;40)</div><div><br></div><div>Prayer: &nbsp;Merciful Father, bless us to quietly, humbly, faithfully serve you, even if it seems all hope is gone.</div><div>In Jesus we pray, Amen.</div><div><br></div><div>Love,</div><div>Dad/Baba/Eric</div><div>Grandpa Pickle Pastor</div><div>“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word. &nbsp;God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><br><div><a href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&amp;c=Global_Acquisition_YMktg_315_Internal_EmailSignature&amp;af_sub1=Acquisition&amp;af_sub2=Global_YMktg&amp;af_sub3=&amp;af_sub4=100000604&amp;af_sub5=EmailSignature__Static_" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><br></div></div></div></div></div>            </div>        </div></body></html>



Love, Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  This is our first and great life’s work.” 

   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Eric Kilmer <kilmerek@yahoo.com>To: Eric Kilmer <kilmerek@yahoo.com>Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 07:24:37 AM EDTSubject: Verse of the Day 6/19
 
Mark 15;40&41
40.  There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,41.  who, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered to him; and also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
This large number of women who voluntarily followed Jesus were mare courageous and faithful on Good Friday than most of Jesus’ disciples.  They may be thought of a representing the first New Testament church.
Their quiet faithfulness receives little attention from the writers of the Gospels, but their presence cannot be denied.  They ministered to the needs of Jesus and to a lesser extent, the disciples.  Some of the women were relatives of the disciples.  Others like Mary Magdalene were free and independent of any extended family connections.  
Most were from the region of Galilee.  They may not have constantly traveled with Jesus and the disciples, many had homes and relatives they occasionally returned to throughout Jesus’ three year ministry.  As a group, they remained separate from Jesus and the disciple, keeping their own fellowship apart from the men.  They were near enough to serve, but also apart from the fellowship of the disciples.
When it became evident that Jesus was again going to Jerusalem and that there was a plot against Jesus (which the disciples themselves were keenly aware of, further, Jesus himself was teaching them that his death was at hand, but that after three days he would be raised), they resolved  as a group to travel with him.
They had no established order, although Mary Magdalene is always mentioned first whenever there is reference to them in scripture.  For this final trip to Jerusalem, Mary, the mother of Jesus was also numbered among them.
I believe these women, in their quiet, humble ways were more insightful, and certainly more devoted to Jesus than His own disciples.  They refused to flee when Jesus was arrested.  They were always following at a distance.  In the dark of early Good Friday morning, they would hardly have been noticed, but they were there.
They were there for the trials before Caiaphas, Ananias, Pilot, Herod, and finally Pilate again.  They were there for the scourging, they followed to Golgotha, they saw Him nailed and raised, they listened to His seven last words from the cross, they heard His last breath, and Him yield up His spirit.  They faithfully remained near the cross after death, they followed Joseph and Nicodemus as His body was taken down, laid in the tomb, and the large stone rolled to close the tomb.
I find it interesting that although Jesus body had already been wrapped in spices, the women themselves still wanted to serve him one last time, (they ‘may’ have thought the job had not properly been done in the rush to not break the Sabbath).  going to the tomb early on the First Day of the week, before the sun had risen.
It was their refusal to stop serving Jesus, even in their grief and sorrow, that gave them the first view of the empty tomb, and gave to them the first Easter sermon preached by the angel, “He is not here, He is risen, as He said.” (Matthew 28;6) 
Quiet, humble faithful service, (invisible to most) is highly honored by the loving heart of our Father.These women are also to be included when Jesus says, “…the least of these My brethren…” (Matthew 25;40)
Prayer:  Merciful Father, bless us to quietly, humbly, faithfully serve you, even if it seems all hope is gone.In Jesus we pray, Amen.
Love,Dad/Baba/EricGrandpa Pickle Pastor“A chapter a day, every day, progressively, be transformed, ‘soak’ in the living Word.  God’s Word is our habitation, and we are His.”





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