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April 13 is Palm Sunday, a holy day spent by many Christians in the world. This day commemorates the victory of Jesus Christ Jerusalem About 2,000 years ago.
It was the beginning of a dramatic week for Jesus, crucified and later raised from the dead. This day, Palm Sundaymarking the beginning of Holy Week. For those Christians who have kept Holy Week, we recall the dramatic events in the gospel: Jesus’ pain, death and resurrection.
In the Gospels, we read that Jesus participated in a procession similar to a procession and protest. When Jesus entered the Holy City, people lined up on the way to throw clothes and palm branches. They shouted “Hosanna!” which meant “Save us!”
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Then, ancient Jerusalem was occupied by Rome under the leadership of the puppet government. People want freedom and hope. They want what everyone wants: the power to flourish like the people God has made us become. But military occupation requires people to be loyal to the government first.
It is a threat to the established order when people start calling their king and their Lord Jesus. The tensions on the first Palm Sunday must have been obvious. Hope is mixed with fear, freedom and strength, justice and sin.
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week. (iStock)
Today is not that different. Around us, the world seems to be increasingly divided. I think people in the political field can reach a consensus on this. The chaos seems to increase. Violent rule. Where is our peace?
Like people a long time ago, it is very likely that those who follow Jesus want to shout to the passion: “Hosanna! Save us!” We may like Jesus Come in and clean up our chaos. But I think Jesus wants us to clean up the chaos we have caused. We need to open a new leaf. This is the definition of repentance.
When we shout “Hosanna!” Today, we should not assume that Jesus will “save us” by addressing the chaos we have made without expecting us to change. on the contrary. Starting from our own hearts, repairing the world has a life happens at once.
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The events of Holy Week show us that God loves us more than we think. Jesus is willing to die for us, suffer, and open the door to eternal life to all who believe in Him. On the cross, he asked his father to forgive his executioner. The whole story from beginning to end is a story of sacrifice, generosity, forgiveness, mercy and most importantly grace.
If you go to church this Sunday, you may encounter a collision of two moods. You may feel hope and joy by waving your palms and singing vigorous hymns. Then you may feel sad when you hear the story of Jesus’ pain and death. I like this contrast.
Hope, joy and sorrow come together often in our world. Read the headlines. Talk to your neighbors. Look around. If we can understand this collision of hope and sadness on Palm Sunday, then we have a good start every day.
You see, we humans often mess up. We need a Redeemer. We can’t get out of it alone. And, yes, we also need to grasp our failures and be ready to modify our lives. That’s exactly what Palm Sunday means.
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Jesus enters the chaos of our lives and the world. We beg for salvation. Jesus will hear us forever and He is ready to forgive our sins. He is ready to travel with us through the challenges of life.
This will not make the world’s problems disappear with magic, but it can give us the courage to be people of grace and mercy in this world.
