Christian Reflection and Prayer

PALM SUNDAY

Scripture:

Mark 11.1-10

As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem,
they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany,
on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on
ahead. "Go into that village over there," he told them,
"and as soon as you enter it, you will see a colt tied
there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it
here. If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, '
The Lord needs it and will return it soon.'" The two
disciples left and found the colt standing in the street,
tied outside a house. As they were untying it, some
bystanders demanded, "What are you doing, untying
that colt?" They said what Jesus had told them to say,
and they were permitted to take it. Then they brought
the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and
he sat on it. Many in the crowd spread their coats on
the road ahead of Jesus, and others cut leafy branches
in the fields and spread them along the way. He was in
the center of the procession, and the crowds all around
him were shouting, "Praise God! Bless the one who
comes in the name of the Lord! Bless the coming
kingdom of our ancestor David! Praise God in highest
heaven!" (NLT)

Prayer

I worship you Lord! You did not enter your holy city
Jerusalem on the back of a war horse, but humbly and
on a donkey. You knew that you were surrounded by
murderers, yet you came in peace, and by your sacrifice
you would utterly conquer death before the week had
passed. You, oh Lord, are blessed and worthy of my
praise. You have saved your people. I say, "you are my
king!" ... I long to live in the city where you sit on the
throne! Establish your Kingdom, so that your people
can live in peace. Jesus, I bow before you, and I will
sing your praises until your Kingdom comes and is
established, and forever after.