The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem sets the stage for a disturbing week. With disturbing news hitting us daily, we might be desensitized to the events of Jesus's final week, but let's not be. Acclaimed with palms and hosanna's as he enters Jerusalem, he will leave it mounted on a cross atop Calvary five days later. Within that time, confrontation, betrayal, denial, abandonment, scourging, mockery, total emptying even as he gives himself to us in Bread and Wine and saves us from eternal death by his death. We know that his death is not the end, for there is the glorious Resurrection on Easter Sunday, a week from now, but to get there, even though he dreaded it and we too might dread it and want to jump from now to Easter, skipping the suffering, these measured steps must be taken one at a time. May we willingly enter into this week, as Jesus did, side by side with him to support him in some small way as Dismas, the Good Thief did, returning our love and gratitude for his limitless and universal love.
Bro. Rene
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