The Great Canon Á-? On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Page 55 of 59
12.
Marriage is honourable and the bed undefiled, for Christ
earlier blessed both, eating in His flesh at the marriage in
Cana and changing water into wine, and showing His first
miracle so that you, my soul, might be changed.
(Hebrews 13. :4; John
2:1-11)
13. .
Christ braced the paralytic and he carried his bed; He
raised up the dead young man, the son of the widow, and
the Centurion's servant; and by revealing Himself to the
Samaritan woman, He traced in advance for you, my soul,
how to worship in spirit.
(Matthew 9: 2-7; Luke 7:14; Matthew 8:6-13. ; John 4:26; Joshua 4:24)
14.
The Lord healed the woman with hemorrhage by the touch
of His hem, cleansed lepers, gave sight to the blind, and
cured cripples; the deaf and the dumb and the woman bent
earthward he healed with His word, that you, wretched soul,
might be saved.
(Matthew 9:20-22; 10:8; 11:5; Luke 13. :11-13. )
15.
Christ the Word healed diseases, preached the Gospel to
the poor, cured cripples, ate with publicans, conversed with
sinners, and He brought back the departed soul of Jairus'
daughter by the touch of His hand.
(Matthew 9:11; Mark 5:41-42)
16.
The publican was saved, the harlot was made chaste, but
the pharisee through boasting was condemned. For the first
said, "Be merciful," the second, "Have mercy on me," but the
last boasted and cried, "O God, I thank Thee," and then
some foolish word s.
(Luke 7:36-50; 18:9-14)
17.
Zacchaeus was a publican, but yet was healed, and Simon
the Pharisee was disappointed, but the harlot received the
release of full forgiveness from Him Who has power to
forgive sins. Obtain His forgiveness yourself, my soul.
(Luke
19:1-
10; 7:36-50)
18.
You, my wretched soul, have not emulated the harlot who
took the alabaster jar of perfumed oil and anointed with tears
and wiped with her hair the feet of the Savior, Who tore up
for her the handwriting of her old accusation
. (Luke 7:37-38; Colossians 2:14)