I always liked this one best,
where Jesus rode into a village,
Riding on a donkey
to Jerusalem,
His entrance made in humbleness,
not as a King before His God,
people paved His way,
made a path with palms of trees,
calling “LORD!”, in their excitement
as He rode up to their Temple.
— And once He did arrive,
— He stormed into their palace,
overturned the many tables
of robbers and thieves.
— I loved going to church on this day,
holding a palm in my own hands,
remembering His courage,
in the face of death.
— I loved this one more than Easter,
which never made sense to me,
why suddenly His physical body
would return,
and after showing Himself again,
He rose into the sky?
as if heaven were a place among the clouds?
Without the resurrection,
He is still the Son of God,
His proof is in His words
and how He changes peoples’ lives,
Love thy neighbor as thyself,
Forgive all those who harm you,
Have purity in your dealings,
Be humble before your God.
cfblack, 04-05-2020
Matthew 21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:
5 “Say to Daughter Zion,
‘See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”[a]
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c]
“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”
11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. 13 “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’[e] but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’[f]”
Doctor Grandma 