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00:00Day 1 Palm Sunday
00:03Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus and his disciples arriving in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover
00:11after a long journey. Jesus' arrival in the city is often referred to as the Triumphal Entry,
00:18and it was, the crowds cried out, Praise the King who comes in the name of the Lord.
00:24And they sang Hosanna, while throwing palm branches and coats on his path.
00:28Why was Jesus given this royal treatment? Israel's prophets spoke about a king who
00:35would come to the holy city and bring justice and peace to Israel. When the crowds see Jesus
00:41on the donkey, they seem to think that Jesus is God's promised king, the long-awaited Messiah
00:47sent to rescue Israel and establish God's kingdom on earth. But Jesus wasn't the king they were
00:53expecting. Many thought this king would honor the temple and its powerful leaders, but Jesus
00:59powerfully criticizes the temple system and predicts its collapse. Others hoped Jesus would
01:06lead a military revolt as previous messiahs had done, but Jesus rides in without armies or weapons
01:13or warhorses. He comes on a donkey filled with patient, peaceful, self-giving love.
01:18He shocks people further when he says that the kingdom of God belongs not to the elite and
01:25powerful but to the poor and the outsider. God's kingdom is one where love reigns, love of God and
01:32others, including our enemies. Prayer for Palm Sunday
01:36Almighty and everlasting God, in your tender love for us you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ
01:42to take upon himself our nature and to suffer death upon the cross. Giving us the example of his great
01:49humility, mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering and come to share in his
01:55resurrection, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
02:02one God, for ever and ever. Amen.