Stanek Palm Sunday quote: “Look, your king is on his way, poised and ready”
When they neared Jerusalem, having arrived at Bethphage on Mount Olives, Jesus sent two disciples with these instructions: “Go over to the village across from you. You’ll find a donkey tethered there, her colt with her. Untie her and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you’re doing, say, ‘The Master needs them!’ He will send them with you.”
This is the full story of what was sketched earlier by the prophet: Tell Zion’s daughter, “Look, your king’s on his way, poised and ready, mounted On a donkey, on a colt, foal of a pack animal.”
The disciples went and did exactly what Jesus told them to do. They led the donkey and colt out, laid some of their clothes on them, and Jesus mounted. Nearly all the people in the crowd threw their garments down on the road, giving him a royal welcome. Others cut branches from the trees and threw them down as a welcome mat. Crowds went ahead and crowds followed, all of them calling out, “Hosanna to David’s son!” “Blessed is he who comes in God’s name!” “Hosanna in highest heaven!”
As he made his entrance into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken. Unnerved, people were asking, “What’s going on here? Who is this?” The parade crowd answered, “This is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth in Galilee.”
~ Matthew 21:1-11, The Message translation
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Thank you for posting that, I have a sinus infection and missed church today.
This is another wonderful story in the life of Jesus Christ, Who came that all might have life and have it more abundantly. Blessed be The Name of The Lord!
One of my favorite quotes from a Palm Sunday service: “Anyone who thinks Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday is not impressive has never tried riding a donkey.” Though it’s more than a cute joke actually.
So Palm Sunday is when Jesus rode through Jerusalem (fulfilling prophecy), and Good Friday is when he died and Easter when he rose?
Yes Jack.
Here’s a great sermon on Palm Sunday delivered today by Dr. Erwin Lutzer of Moody Bible Church in Chicago. The children’s involvement is moving to the heart and soul.
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/moody-church-hour/player/god-in-the-garden-easter-messages-328863.html
Sermon starts around 18:45 with some humor about Dr. Lutzer’s 3-year-old granddaughter Evelyn.
Blessings,
LL
My Grandmother was great at making things with the palms and I have some she made me as a child. I was never very good at it and the palms always remind me of and cause me to miss her.
http://www.squidoo.com/FoldingPalms
Thanks LauraLoo I wasn’t sure of the timeline.
I tend to give the palms around my home a rather severe cutting back. This is to encourage the growth of other types of vegetation. The other types seem to attract many more birds and butterflies than the palms do. Maybe palms don’t attract the same diversity of life as other plants for some reason.
Reality,
All the better symbolism for the One Who was Life Himself to pass over the palm fronds.