From Pastor Faith:
PALM SUNDAY
Christ would weep bitterly today over his followers who know exactly what Palm Sunday is about, and who should be willing to follow him not only around Galilee but into Jerusalem, where he confronts the entrenched religious and political establishment: “Would that even now you knew the things that make for peace.”
We do know EXACTLY what makes for peace. We have to end the madness of erratic, undeclared wars; we have to end the starvation and degradation of our own people; we have to end policies of lawless intervention and domination; to begin the reallocation of this country’s resources to meet human needs; to affirm all life, to celebrate our common humanity, to love each other, and to share more equitably the bounty of the earth.
We know all these things. Our problem is that we only wish for peace, we don't will it. We are too busy, too intensely elsewhere to make it happen. And most of all, we have been living so long with our weakness and fear that we cannot believe in our own collective power and strength.
Palm Sunday is the day to take a real step toward a greater faith in him who said “Everything is possible for anyone who has faith.” This is the day to hear the stones cry out: this solitary man is the one for us.
We know our situation. The odds against saving our country and saving our planet are beyond tough. But as Christ taught us on that ride into Jerusalem, human beings are not made for safety; the fullness of life lies in following him every step of the way.
So come what may, this Palm Sunday, let’s follow our Savior straight into Jerusalem.
Rev. Faith Gay