Palm Sunday
Fr. Philip Neri Powell, OP
OLR, NOLA
Jesus rides into Jerusalem, knowing he will die. Between today and next Sunday we will hear again and again how Christ emptied himself out for our sake. How he took on the form of a slave for us. How he “humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” Palm Sunday remembers the day he entered Jerusalem in triumph, hailed as a conquering king. What a difference one week can make. From King to Criminal, from Conqueror to Crook. He will be celebrated and honored, betrayed and falsely accused, wrongly convicted and executed. . .all this week. . .and for no other reason than to free you and me from the bonds from sin and death. He goes to Jerusalem – knowing he will die – he goes to Jerusalem b/c it is in Jerusalem that every righteous sacrifice for sin must be made. He dies in this one place so that every place from then on will be made right for offering the Father worthy praise and thanksgiving. I challenge you to spend this week before Christ's death on the cross giving God thanks and praise for His mercy. For making His Son the means of your freedom from the darkness of sin and death. Give Him thanks and praise for making us His children again.
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