Greetings,

An offering on Palm Sunday for the week we are to travel through.

                     Amidst the fluttering of palms,
                     the cheer of crowds,
                     the clop of hooves on stone,
                     the flap of robes,
                     comes the One,
                     Jesus of Nazareth,
                     teacher, healer, leader,
                     for just such a moment as this.

                     Faces turned,
                     quizzical, wondering,
                     who is this?

                     A week begins
                     in these fleeting moments,
                     when power will be challenged,
                     authority wielded,
                     populism stirred, crowds turned,
                     whips cracked, crosses lifted,
                     but not yet,
                     not quite yet…

                     More teaching,
                     more challenging,
                     more praying,
                     yet to come,
                     but the candles
                     are now growing short,
                     time is hastening,
                     and Jesus’ journey
                     is nearing its end.

                     Journey with us, Jesus of Nazareth,
                     as we journey with you into this holy week.

Blessings – Heather (she/her).