Chrissie's Lent Blanket Week 7

WEEK 7

Lent Day 35: The Anointing

Monday 21^st March, 2016

Mark 14:3-9 (ESV)

Colour gold representing the ointment of pure nard, used by a woman to anoint Jesus as an act of worship.

Lent Day 36: The Cleansing

Tuesday 22^nd  March, 2016

Mark 11:15-19 (ESV)

Colour dark red to represent anger. When Jesus saw what was happening at the temple He was angry — so angry that he overturned tables and placed an embargo on merchandise.

Lent Day 37: The Plot

Wednesday 23^rd   March, 2016

Matthew 26:1-5, 14-25 (ESV)

Colour grey/silver to represent the 30 pieces of silver that Judas received for betraying Jesus.

Lent Day 38: The Washing

Thursday 24^th  March, 2016

John 13:1-15 (ESV)

Colour white representing Jesus – his act of humility and  servanthood. Also representing cleansing being made clean. The humility expressed by His act with towel and basin foreshadowed His ultimate act of humility and love on the cross.

Lent Day 39: The Cross

Friday (Good Friday) 25^th  March, 2016

John 19:1-37 (ESV)

Colour black representing the darkness after the death of Jesus that happened from noon to 3 p.m.—normally the brightest part of the day. Luke tells us that darkness fell “over the whole land” (23:44).

Lent Day 40: The Grave

Saturday 26^th March, 2016

Matthew 27:57-66 (ESV)

Colour grey/brown representing the great stone to the entrance of the tomb.

Sunday  (Resurrection Sunday) 27^th  March 2016

Colour white with glitter & silver thread representing the resurrection. How can I adequately represent such an awesome event!

Finished Blanket with Borders bottom border LENT top border EASTER  with the Words HE IS RISEN twice with a yellow cross in between on one side and the words GRACE LOVE FAITH HOPE PEACE on the other side.