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Holy Week begins<\/a> on Sunday with joyous cries of \u201cHosanna\u201d and a flurry of palms. It seems an odd way to begin a week that is filled with sorrow and agony. At week\u2019s end we will all exclaim \u201cHappy Easter!\u201d but we\u2019re much less likely to wish each other \u201cHappy Palm Sunday!\u201d It\u2019s a day filled with ambivalence and yet rich with spiritual rewards.<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0 Step into the story.<\/strong>
\nJesus\u2019 ministry on earth is reaching a crescendo. All that He has said and all that He has promised is about to come true. Enter into the Holy Week story.<\/p>\n

As Jesus and His disciples approached Jerusalem He gave His disciples a task. They are to fetch the donkey for Him to ride on (in the gospel of Matthew they are also to fetch a colt, too, for good measure). If anyone asks them why they are taking it, they are to say, \u201cThe Lord needs it.\u201d That is enough.<\/p>\n

Often in our faith journey we have to do things on trust. The higher purpose of some action might not be at all apparent to us. We follow God\u2019s call, even if the role we\u2019re taking is not immediately clear.<\/p>\n

I like to think that the owner of that donkey or that colt got the animal back, but at this moment all he can do is obey. The Lord needed something from him, and he gave it.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0 Shout your \u201cHosannas.\u201d<\/strong>
\nAt our church on Palm Sunday<\/a>, we gather at a playground outside and march together to the church, carrying palms as that crowd did on the first Palm Sunday.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m always a little embarrassed by it. What are people going to think when they look out their windows at us? I wonder. Don\u2019t we look a little silly? It\u2019s one thing to sing \u201cHosannas\u201d inside the church, but marching around beneath a cross on the sidewalks of New York City\u2026?<\/p>\n

And yet, stepping out in faith takes courage. It can mean shrugging off embarrassment. Perhaps some of those people looking out their windows on a Sunday morning might just want to join us today or another day. Perhaps they will be reminded of a holiday they had long forgotten.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid,\u201d goes an old saying.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 Take on the different roles. <\/strong>
\nThe whole power of Holy Week<\/a> becomes clearer when you identify yourself with the different players in it, when you see yourself in the cast.<\/p>\n

I think of Jesus\u2019 faithfulness as He heads to his destiny, one that will involve pain, unimaginable suffering and worst of all, utter abandonment by his followers, those He loved most. I think of the disciples getting it all wrong before they ever get it right. \u201cHis disciples didn\u2019t understand these things at first,\u201d says the gospel of John. They wouldn\u2019t until after the Resurrection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And I think of the crowd shouting \u201cHosanna to the Son of David. Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!\u201d They want a king, but is He the king they want? Are they ready for the peace He has to offer? Will they be calling \u201cCrucify Him!\u201d on Friday?<\/p>\n

Soon the palms will become greenery among the lilies of Easter<\/a>. Soon we will all exclaim, \u201cThe Lord is risen!\u201d and sing \u201cAlleluias.\u201d But for now there are these \u201cHosannas\u201d and palms.<\/p>\n

Happy Palm Sunday. Easter is coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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