Palm Sunday
Today is the day that Jesus entered into Jerusalem for the final week of his life. We celebrate it as Palm Sunday. Several of the Gospels talk about the crowds laying down palm leaves in front of his donkey as he rode into town that day. The Gospel of Luke talks about the people laying down their garments. As the pastor said in church this morning, can you imagine if today were "Garment Sunday" instead? The Triumphal Entry (John 12:12-13) 12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: “Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord !’ The King of Israel!” The Triumphal Entry (Matthew 21:1-9) 21 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to a ]">[ a ] Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donke...