May Jesus Christ be praised and may his holy Mother pray for
us.
We have arrived in Jerusalem.
We have joined with the cheering crowds who welcomed the Lord Jesus into
the holy city of Jerusalem. We received
him with joy as the King of Peace. The
crowds acclaimed him.
This week we will be invited to the upper room, and we will
be invited to join the Lord Jesus at table, because we are among those whom he
loves. This week we will be invited to
the garden of Gethsemane, and perhaps we will watch and pray for an hour with
the Lord. This week we will travel with
the Lord Jesus from the table to the garden, and from the garden to the
trial. We will travel from the trial
before the Sanhedrin and Pilate and Herod to the scourging at the pillar. The same crowd that acclaimed him as king now
desires to have him crucified as a criminal.
The larger crowd rejects the Lord Jesus.
They want to have him killed because he taught them how to love as the
Father has loved him. The smaller crowd
remains with the Lord Jesus on the way of the Cross.
Today we are part of the crowd that acclaims
Christ as King. For the remainder of
this week, and for the remainder of our lives, we must make our choice. Will we watch and pray or will we walk away?
Preached at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
Church, Monroe, NC
