Sunday, March 24th is Palm Sunday in Christian tradition. Today Christians all over the world celebrate the day Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem on a donkey to shouts of, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
For many Christian churches, Palm Sunday, often referred to as “Passion Sunday,” marks the beginning of Holy Week, which concludes on Easter Sunday. Today is call Palm Sunday because the crowds covered Jesus’ path with branches of palm leaves as He rode by on the donkey. It was a joyous welcome.![stdas0760[1]](https://prhayz.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/stdas07601.jpg)
The biblical account of Palm Sunday can be found in Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-44; and John 12:12-19.
Matthew 21:1-11
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
This took place to fulfill what (Zechariah 9:9) the prophet foretold five hundred years earlier.
“Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. An extremely 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 heaven!”
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the city got stirred up and asked, “Who is this?”
The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”
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Great reminder Noel to start this special Sunday observation with. Have a blessed Palm/Passion Sunday!
Minister Glenda
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Happy Palm Sunday Minister Glenda! “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”
Thanks so much for stopping. Have a blessed day.
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Excellent post, Noel! I truly enjoyed it! May the Lord bless you, abundantly!
Paulette
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Hello Minister Paulette! Thanks so much for stopping. I truly appreciate your comment. I sincerely hope you are doing fine.
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Hey Noel,
Thanks for sharing this. I went to Mass last night and thought, “I should lay palm branches down daily to welcome our Lord in my heart.” Good post and thanks for sharing. God Bless, SR
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Indeed! One song writer wrote ”
When I think of the goodness of Jesus
And all He’s done for me
My soul, my soul cries out
Hallelu, hallelujah
I thank God for saving me.
He deserves everything we have, yet the only thing He ask is that we worship Him in spirit and in truth.
Thanks so much for stopping and sharing your thoughts, my friend. God is worthy.
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How sad that just days later, the people cried out with a different voice – “Crucify Him!”
May our lives (not just our words) be of continual praise to the One who gave His all for us.
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