April 16 Today’s Prayer
Lord, help us make wise choices in our personal and work-related decisions. Amen. 
April 13 Today’s Prayer
Dear Lord, we ask for the strength to speak honestly to You in daily prayer. Amen.
April 12 Today’s Prayer
Lord, we ask You to lift up the hearts of those saddened by the loss of a loved one. Amen. 
April 11 Today’s Prayer
Lord, only You know and purify our hearts and accept us by giving us Your grace. Amen. 
April 10 Today’s Prayer
Merciful Lord, help us to love You above all and to love each other as we love ourselves. Amen. 
April 9 Today’s Prayer
We know You care for us, Lord, and we pray You will lieft our anxieties. Amen. 
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Some thoughts on Easter and Passover
If you have time for some reading on this Good Friday and first night of Passover, here are some thought-provoking articles I found on various websites: 
Easter
Washington Post’s On Faith blog: “What we tell our kids about the Easter Bunny.”
USA Today’s Faith & Reason blog: “Pope donates huge chocolate Easter egg.”
Yard Barker: “30,000 people expected for Mass where Tim Tebow will speak.”
Passover
Washington Post’s On Faith blog network: “Why we need the Haggadah.”
USA Today’s Faith & Reason blog: “Popular Passover handbook goes to White House Seder table.”
Catch a Good Friday service
There are plenty of Good Friday services going on in the Oklahoma City metro area today. 
Some services and programs are come-and-go or just 30 minutes to an hour long. Others are annual events that typically draw large crowds.
Here is a listing that includes some services:
Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Good Friday Multisensory Experience, come-and-go event continues until 7 p.m. at 1200 E Interstate 35 Frontage Road in Edmond.
Crown Heights Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Tenebrae service, 7 p.m. today at 4020 N Western.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Norman, Service of Tenebrae & Chorales, 7:30 p.m. today at 603 Classen Blvd.
First Presbyterian Church of Oklahoma City, Good Friday Candlelit Tenebrae with Choral Music, at 7 p.m. today at 1001 NW 25.
Ecumenical Good Friday Stations of the Cross service, noon today at the Jesus Wept statue adjacent to the Oklahoma City National Memorial in downtown Oklahoma City.
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Tenebrae service, 7:30 p.m. today at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 222 NW 15.
First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City, Tenebrae service, 7 p.m. today at 1201 N Robinson.
Crossings Community Church, noon to 12:45 p.m. today at 14600 N Portland.
Faith Memorial Baptist Church, “The Seven Last Words of Jesus,” two services: noon to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8:30 p.m. at 3117 N Kelley.
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Good Friday services, 3 and 7 p.m. today at 900 S Littler Ave. in Edmond.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Good Friday Prayer Vigil, noon to midnight today at 601 Maple Street in Yukon.
Music
And if your heart desires music, here are several musical events planned today:
Good Friday Worship Concert, “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” 7 p.m. today at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4400 N Shartel.
Good Friday Concert, Ambassadors Concert Choir, 7 p.m. today, St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 5700 N Kelley.
For other events and activities, go to www.wimgo.com.
April 6 Today’s Prayer
All that is ours can be lost in so many ways, Lord, but Your love will endure. Amen. 
A witty “Passover Rhapsody”
I found a Passover video on the Internet that is both witty and charming.
The eight-day Jewish holiday begins at sundown tonight.
This video, found on the Aish.com website (a Jewish content site), shares the story of the Israelites flight from Egypt to freedom in a most unique way — which is what Passover is all about.
Hint: If you like Queen’s 1975 classic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and the Muppets, ,you’ve got to see this video: “Passover Rhapsody.”
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
