I read this very beautiful description of Palm Sunday last week and it has been living with me since then. In response to the question of why we retell the stories of Holy Week, Karoline Lewis writes:
"Because Palm Sunday is a day that holds hosanna and heartache together in a kind of proximity that is not always comfortable and honestly, doesn't even seem achievable."
What an accurate portrayal of life - celebration and sadness, all held together in one. We can't have one without the other. Even as Jesus entered into Jerusalem that day, he knew that each hosanna would be echoed by a heartache that no human being would ever fully experience.
In doing so, he invites us into the gift of his mercy and love. As we continue into our final days of Lent may God's spirit comfort your heartache with the knowledge that Jesus is among us.
Matthew 21:9 - The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
Living in Grace
D3LM3
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