Palm Sunday
Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; -- Isaiah 55:6
If we are feeling alone, isolated, and in exile because of something we did or said, we are comforted by the fact that God is still near to us.Even in the rejection of God, there is usually acceptance of God. It sounds contradictory, but it is not. If you are angry with God, you are accepting of his place in your life. Otherwise there would be no need for anger.
Isn’t that true, as well, with people in our lives. The closer we are to someone, the more important they are to us; the angrier we become when they hurt us or are doing something harmful to themselves. Luis, talks about this reality when he says that when we lose someone special in our life we feel a deep absence because they were such a deep presence.
We began this Lenten season seeking spiritual renewal. As we begin Holy Week, through meditation, prayer, and sacrifice we have made progress. However, belief and faith are struggles. Just because we are undergoing a spiritual awakening doesn’t mean that the struggle of faith has ended. For most of us it is just beginning.This Palm Sunday we commemorate Christ’s triumphant ride into Jerusalem. Many, at the time, believed that their struggle of faith was about to end. It was just beginning. So it is with us. Thanks be to God.
Webb
If we are feeling alone, isolated, and in exile because of something we did or said, we are comforted by the fact that God is still near to us.Even in the rejection of God, there is usually acceptance of God. It sounds contradictory, but it is not. If you are angry with God, you are accepting of his place in your life. Otherwise there would be no need for anger.
Isn’t that true, as well, with people in our lives. The closer we are to someone, the more important they are to us; the angrier we become when they hurt us or are doing something harmful to themselves. Luis, talks about this reality when he says that when we lose someone special in our life we feel a deep absence because they were such a deep presence.
We began this Lenten season seeking spiritual renewal. As we begin Holy Week, through meditation, prayer, and sacrifice we have made progress. However, belief and faith are struggles. Just because we are undergoing a spiritual awakening doesn’t mean that the struggle of faith has ended. For most of us it is just beginning.This Palm Sunday we commemorate Christ’s triumphant ride into Jerusalem. Many, at the time, believed that their struggle of faith was about to end. It was just beginning. So it is with us. Thanks be to God.
Webb
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