Midweek Message: March 25

And so it begins.

Jesus sends those two faithful, unquestioning disciples into the village to find a colt that had never been ridden. They bring the colt to Jesus, help him climb on, and watch as he heads down the path from the Mount of Olives into Jerusalem.

It’s the beginning of the end really, because the story itself began long ago,  in a stable outside a Bethlehem inn… or even longer ago, with a people in exile… or even longer ago, with manna raining from heaven in the wilderness… or even longer ago, with the parting of the Red Sea…

But here the end begins, because even though the people are shouting words of praise, their tone is haunting, as if they know something is not quite right. This is not the king they had expected, and he his heading for a cross instead of a throne. But still they shout their words of praise, maybe because they don’t know what else to do. Maybe because they have no choice. Maybe because they know that God always makes a way where there is no way.

Come and join the parade. And so it begins.