Mark 14:1-15:47
Today you will attend church and you
have an opportunity to be a part of the parading crowd, singing “Hosanna!”
(which means, God save us!) You will
hear the Passion Story read in its entirety.
You will pass through the gates of expectations and experiences that
have been building throughout the story of your life as you have written and
reflected throughout Lent.
You will now enter Holy Week 2012. Do everything you can to stay present to each
day this week. This week I encourage you
to pay attention to what God is moving and molding in you now rather than what has gone on in your faith journey in previous
years.
Begin today by envisioning the scene
when Jesus enters Jerusalem. Given the
truth of who you are TODAY as a person of faith, where would you be? Following Him? Standing on the sidelines but still singing
out? Hiding timidly behind closed doors,
waiting for the crowd to pass?
Go deeper: Many people “love” to come to church on Palm Sunday. Do you?
If so, why? If not, why not?
What do you do with the palms you
receive every Palm Sunday? Do you keep
them? Weave them into a cross? Hang them over a picture? Place them into your Bible? Leave them behind?
Why do you think you do what you do with
them? What do they mean to you?
Lord, I would be the donkey on which you ride
ReplyDeleteUnworthy to carry you,
but brought into your service all the same
I am obedient to serve,
though those around me questioned why you would choose me
I understand the tears that fell on my mane
I would never choose the attention of this procession
Mount and rider, we become one
I am comforted by your touch
Your garments cover me
I go where you lead without question or reservation
If I exist for this moment only
It is enough
Deb, I also relate to the donkey. I have never felt like a palm waver or a palm Sunday hosanna singer. I give thanks for your poetic and prayerful offering. Thank you!
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