Palm Sunday begins with joyful Hosannas and then we, so quickly, move to the suffering and death of Jesus. It is all so emotionally overwhelming. But the joyfulness of the Hosannas still ring out even after we enter into the Passion. Why?...because, even as absurd as it sounds, our God loves us so much, that God was willing to pour out, to empty of self, even unto suffering and death, so that we would see once and for all that there is no length to which God will not go to prove how much we are “the beloved”! The whole of the message of the suffering and death of Christ is bound up in this reality…we are deeply and passionately loved by God…just as we are!
God continues to love us even in the midst of our brokenness and sinfulness. So much so, that God’s very self, in the flesh, was willing to suffer and die to show forth that love and to pour forth forgiveness upon the face of all the earth. And in the midst of this pandemic we need to remember just how deeply and passionately we are loved. We need to place our worries, fears and preoccupations in Jesus’ hands and remember that Christ is by our side through it all! The Passion story is ultimately a love story…there is none greater than this!
Am I able to accept God’s love and forgiveness as freely as it is offered to me? Is there someone I need to share that love and forgiveness with? As we careen toward Easter…what will my resurrection story be? What will I be “resurrected” from?
Palm Sunday Blessings,
Fr Tim
God continues to love us even in the midst of our brokenness and sinfulness. So much so, that God’s very self, in the flesh, was willing to suffer and die to show forth that love and to pour forth forgiveness upon the face of all the earth. And in the midst of this pandemic we need to remember just how deeply and passionately we are loved. We need to place our worries, fears and preoccupations in Jesus’ hands and remember that Christ is by our side through it all! The Passion story is ultimately a love story…there is none greater than this!
Am I able to accept God’s love and forgiveness as freely as it is offered to me? Is there someone I need to share that love and forgiveness with? As we careen toward Easter…what will my resurrection story be? What will I be “resurrected” from?
Palm Sunday Blessings,
Fr Tim
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