Scripture: Matthew 20:29 to 21:11
Dear Church,
Throughout this sacred season of Lent, we’ve been walking towards the glorious revelation of the cross and empty tomb which forms the heart of our faith and hope in Jesus. Now we are only a few steps away.
But first, a parade. A strange, but joyous parade. And at the center of that parade–not foliage, but foal. The revelation IS the donkey.
Because one sacrifice acceptable in God’s sight is to give up what appears to be good but isn’t, to not reach for what impresses and controls when you could grasp it, to set aside what is comfortable and safe, and commit instead to what is good, what is hard and apt to be misunderstood and costly.
This is the glory of the way of Jesus–all revealed in the donkey.
And friends–I really hope you will worship with me throughout this holiest of weeks. There is much the Spirit wants to show us in the final triumphant moments of the life of Jesus. Some of what we will see is astonishingly beautiful. And much of what we will behold is almost unbearable horror.
All of it is true. The beauty and the horror. And in Christ, God provides beautiful transcendent life for us in all of it.
Sooner or later, we will all experience the reality of these days in our own lives. We need to see how Jesus is with us in it all, is faithful to us in it all.
Peace,
Pastor Kate
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