Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Hosanna!

As we enter the Easter season and approach Palm Sunday... I can't help but think of what the people in Jesus' day were thinking as they saw Jesus enter Jerusalem for the final time before his crucifixion. Were they amazed, were they in wonder, were questions beginning to form. A grave difference is seen in them from the time of Jesus' triumphal entry as in John 12 and his sentence to be crucified in John 19. One moment they are praising their Lord and Creator and the next they are spitting at him. I think of how often I do this and it makes me sick. Thankfully, the story does not end with the triumphant entry or even the crucifixion... but rather the story begins again with his resurrection on Easter morning. Below is a song that I think is very appropriate for Easter 2010!