"AS A HEN GATHERS HER BROOD"  St. Luke 13:31-35 by Rev. Nolan Astley

Luke 13:31–35
31At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to [Jesus], “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 
32And he said to them, “Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course. 33Nevertheless, I must go on my way today and tomorrow and the day following, for it cannot be that a prophet should perish away from Jerusalem.’ 34O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! 35Behold, your house is forsaken. And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’”