Palm Sunday ~ April 5, 2009

A Celebration of Holy Week.

The Sixth Sunday of Lent was a celebration of Palm Sunday. In fact, the entrance of the children with palms as the congregation sang, "Hosanna, Loud Hosannas," was our call to worship. The remainder of the service was dedicated to the events of the week leading to the crucifixion. The service continued as Thomas and I read excerpts from the last chapters of Mark's gospel so that we felt the ebb and flow of the the events of that final week before the crucifixion.

We paused to gather our weekly offering when Jesus watched the widow give her offering of two copper coins. Then as Jesus gathered his followers around the table for the first time we stopped to remember the Lord's last supper as we shared communion.

To experience the dynamic of these days I would suggest you take time to thoughtfully read Mark 11 through 15 stopping when the body is laid in the tomb. Wait until early Sunday morning to read the rest of the story.