I was thinking today of how quickly things turned against Jesus. On Palm Sunday, we commemorate his seemingly triumphal entry into Jerusalem, but in no time he was arrested and we know what happened then. But on this day, there was no evidence of that. The people were cheering him on, remembering his many cures and other miracles. Were they also remembering his words, his sermons? Or were these people who lined the streets of his journey just superficial followers?
Gustave Dore
O Lord, we are so easily deceived still into expecting from you a kingdom governed according to the laws of this world. Keep our eyes fixed on the triumph of life over death in the mystery of the cross, so that we may grow into a deeper understanding of the power of your law of love over the laws of human expectation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
- from Magnificat, Holy Week, 2025
Now to the gate of my Jerusalem,
The seething holy city of my heart,
The Saviour comes. But will I welcome him?
- excerpted from Malcolm Guite's sonnet, Palm Sunday
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