The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
John 12:12-15
“Hosanna!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Blessed is the king of Israel!”
Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
see, your king is coming,
seated on a donkey’s colt.”
Today is Palm Sunday. I hiked with my fellow students to walk with the procession down the Mount of Olives into the Old City, commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem 2000 years ago. Thousands participated. I was gone almost 5 hours. I’m glad I was able to be apart of this. I’ll remember this every Palm Sunday for the rest of my life. Stay tuned for more updates from Holy Week in Jerusalem!
