This year the calender has dictated that April 5th will be Palm Sunday. What does that mean?
Well, this is the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem humbly on a donkey but triumphant in spirit. The people threw palm leaves at his feet to welcome him they were so joyous.
At my church we join in a procession, palm leaves in hand to the Ronald McDonald House (see pic) and around the neighbourhood accompanied by a live bagpipe player.
It's also a very sad time because Jesus gets betrayed and crucified.
Jennifer Linman gave a great sermon. It was great to see her back after being pregnant for so long!
She did get me thinking about the great sacrifice God made by allowing his son to be crucified for us, for you, for me. Since I have no family for any kind of support. They have perfected the sick behaviour of not talking to me. Somehow they hope this might erase me as a person and it almost worked, even my nephews and nieces have cruelly shut me out.
It wasn't until I became aware of the sacrifice that God made through his son for me that my pain was lifted. And.. it was at that point in my life I realized I was not hated, I was wished ill, I was truly loved and this fact has made all the difference to me.
What does the sacrifice of Jesus mean to you?
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