Palm Sunday

The Donkey & Palm Crosses

The Church’s year approaches its climax as we remember Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. He rides a donkey and palm branches are waved and strewn at his feet.
Our liturgy says:
“Behold your King comes to you,
O Zion!
meek and lowly,
sitting on a donkey!”
Why Jesus should ride in on a donkey is a subject for debate…

This Palm Sunday morning I want to reflect on a story of a controversial figure – everyone in the nation had heard of him, he was loved by some and hated by others. He seemed to always speak his mind , and every word was analysed – and hailed as wit and wisdom by hisContinue reading “Palm Sunday”

Poetry for Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday in Poetry Matthew 21.1-11 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.Continue reading “Poetry for Palm Sunday”