PALM SUNDAY
A little girl was walking in the garden. She saw a beautiful flower. While enjoying its fragrance and beauty, she noticed the dirt in which this plant was growing. She felt sad. She said: This plant bearing such a beautiful flower deserves a better place to grow. She pulled up the plant, washed the roots, planted it in a vase, and placed it in the sitting room. One can only imagine the rest of the story.
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. People welcome Jesus, acclaiming ‘Hosanna’. Hosanna means: save us…! The crowd acknowledged his supremacy and expressed their readiness to accept his leadership. Hosanna Day was a day of glorification for Jesus. However, the final glory (Easter) came on the Sunday after. Jesus had to go through the ‘dirt’ of suffering and pain before reached his glory. Remember the old saying: There is no crown without cross.
Bloom where you are planted. God has planted each one of us in a certain situation and environment. They may not be pretty or pleasant from a worldly perspective. However, they are the raw materials for us to build our future. Running away from our God given situations because of its unpleasantness will not produce results. Stay on the mission and accomplish it even if it demands sacrifices. This is the lesson of the Holy week.
A little girl was walking in the garden. She saw a beautiful flower. While enjoying its fragrance and beauty, she noticed the dirt in which this plant was growing. She felt sad. She said: This plant bearing such a beautiful flower deserves a better place to grow. She pulled up the plant, washed the roots, planted it in a vase, and placed it in the sitting room. One can only imagine the rest of the story.
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. People welcome Jesus, acclaiming ‘Hosanna’. Hosanna means: save us…! The crowd acknowledged his supremacy and expressed their readiness to accept his leadership. Hosanna Day was a day of glorification for Jesus. However, the final glory (Easter) came on the Sunday after. Jesus had to go through the ‘dirt’ of suffering and pain before reached his glory. Remember the old saying: There is no crown without cross.
Bloom where you are planted. God has planted each one of us in a certain situation and environment. They may not be pretty or pleasant from a worldly perspective. However, they are the raw materials for us to build our future. Running away from our God given situations because of its unpleasantness will not produce results. Stay on the mission and accomplish it even if it demands sacrifices. This is the lesson of the Holy week.
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