Sermon, Palm Sunday (6th in Lent), 2025
As we begin Holy Week this year, we are reminded that The Church requires us to participate in all worship services this week, especially those of the Triduum: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Holy Saturday Vigil. Your participation is for your spiritual benefit. Let us, as the Body of Christ, walk with Jesus to the cross.
Of course, from an earthly, political perspective, Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem looks like a failure. Even from a Christian perspective, we often think that the Triumphal Entry was a misstep – the people were premature in hailing Christ as the King. We think that, “Blessed is He who cometh in the Name of the Lord,” should have been reserved for the second coming of Christ. Yet if we watch Jesus during this week, we see that He is the one in control. He is acting with royal intentionality. He understands what await Him, and yet He persists in pursuing this path. The glory that awaits Him at the cross supersedes all of the suffering which He endured. However, a question still remains to be asked of us. Do we believe Jesus enough to follow in His footsteps? Are we willing to suffer greatly in order to receive the glory that is waiting for us? Do we believe God enough to suffer for Him? Jesus did. What about us?