They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" (Matthew 21:7-9)
The familiar words of Matthew, our visions from childhood of Jesus riding amidst the palms. We wave our branches on Sunday morning and sing "Hosanna in the Highest". He has come back to us again this year as He does every year. He begins the familiar journey from the entry into Jerusalem to His resurrection on Easter Sunday. We know the story, we know His deeds and His love wraps around us like a warm blanket on a cold evening. We can be confident as we begin our Holy Week celebrations that He will be with us always, our Rock and our Redeemer. He loves us and no one can ever take that away. What a promise!
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