Palm Sunday of the Lord’ Solemnity Passion
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Mark 11: 1-10
Among the crowd, only Jesus knew that He was making the final entry to Jerusalem. He knew He was entering Jerusalem, to be betrayed by the same disciple whom He called ‘my friend’, to be deserted by his apostles, to be denied by Peter- the trusted leader among His apostles, to be arrested, to be mocked at, to be assaulted and abused physically, to be crowned with thorns, to be flogged mercilessly, to be judged unjustly, to carry the heavy cross up to Golgotha, to be stripped naked, to be nailed to the cross, to be hanged between two criminals, and to be drained of the last drops of his blood, to cry out in acute pain and thirst, to feel as if forsaken by His Father, and thus, to receive the most dreaded capital punishment of the time.
Yet Jesus dared to enter Jerusalem like a victorious king. Do you dare to enter your Jerusalem with Him? If you decide to walk with Jesus, at least a small portion of His cup awaits you. Are you willing to accept His cup?
As we enter the holy week today, it is all about joining Jesus in His passion. Jesus is teaching us suffering has meaning. When you willingly surrender yourself to the will of God, everything leads you to a glorious Easter.
Let us cry out to Jesus ‘Hosanna’, surrendering ourselves totally to Jesus, who Himself surrendered totally to the will of God. He surrendered Himself to the will of God, knowing pretty well that it included a humiliating, and excruciating death on the cross.
Starting today, this holy week, let us learn more from Jesus to totally surrender to God’s will. You can’t afford to miss it, because if you miss it, you are missing the glorious Easter too!
Let us join the millions to cry out loud, ‘Hosanna to the Son of God, who was crucified, died, and resurrected!’
Amen.
