Pietro lorenzetti Palm Sunday is the wind up to the big show. When I was a kid it reminded me that Easter was just a week away... Bring on the candy!!! But let's look back in time to Luke 19-28 where Luke describes the Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus knew His time was near. The friction with the Jewish religious leaders was about to peak. His reputation as a Rabbi, healer and miracle worker were well known. It was getting hard for Jesus to go anywhere without drawing a crowd. It was time to celebrate Passover. So the disciples were instructed to find a young donkey. Jesus was fulfilling prophesy by entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey ( Zechariah 9:9 ). The people of Israel were looking for the Messiah. Excitement spread among the crowd who gathered. People began grabbing palm leaves and throwing their garments in the path of the donkey. They began to sing, Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the Lord ! Pe...
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