come thus unexpectedly upon them; yet our last Passion Week may come as unexpectedly upon us; and if it leave us with our purpose yet wavering, it must undoubtedly bring with it a greater and more fearful change. Let us then, like Mary, while we have yet time, do what we can in the service of Christ. Let us render unto Him with no grudging hand of our riches, our talents, and our prayers. Do not let us venture so to worship Him as those who may supply on the morrow the deficiencies of the day; the present week, nay rather the present hour, is all that we can really call our own. "Yet a little while the light is with us. And we must walk while we have yet the light, lest darkness come on us." It is true indeed (praised be God!) that death itself need no longer separate us from Christ. But it is in this life only that we can make choice of His service; those opportunities of working out our salvation will not be always with us, which are with us now.

Sooner or later the night will close in upon us, and take them away, and if haply it find us unprepared, they will be lost to us for ever.

Monday before Easter.

THE EVENTS OF THE MONDAY.

12, 13.

"ON the next day, much people that John xii. were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord."

1-8.

"And when they came nigh to Jerusa- Mark xi. lem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt

Luke xix.

37-40.

tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

And certain of them that stood there, said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.

And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

And many spread their garments in the way and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way."

"And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud

voice for all the mighty works that they

had seen;

Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

And he answered and said unto them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."

9, 10.

"And they that went before, and they Mark xi. that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."

"And when he was come near, he be- Luke xix.

held the city, and wept over it,

Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou,

at least in this thy day, the things which

41-44.