Isaiah 50:4-9a "The Lord has given me the tongue of a teacher...."
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 "Open to me the gates of righteousness...."
Philippians 2:5-11 Jesus did not exploit the power of God, but took the form of a servant.
Mark 11:1-11 The entry into Jerusalem.
Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The story goes that the hoi polloi (the common people) shouted the greeting reserved for the heir to King David's throne:
Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!
It was a political statement-- a calculated demonstration of resistance against the power of Rome, its governor and occupying forces, and its vasal king.
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