Exodus 9-10 ; Psalm 20 ; Matthew 26:69–27:10 "View from Our Balcony" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Ink & Watercolor on Paper All of our readings today are especially meaningful and applicable for us.  In Exodus 9-10, we see how foolish Pharaoh behaves – the stubborn hardening of a leader’s heart to the detriment and entire ruin of his own kingdom!  Sound vaguely familiar?  We have already seen the plagues of blood, frogs, gnats, and flies.  Each of these plagues targete