Palm Sunday, March 24th, 2024

 Palm Sunday, March 24th, 2024

In the liturgy for Palm Sunday, there are two Gospel readings.  And despite the fact that both of these readings are from St. Matthew, these two passages could not be more strikingly different.  In the first reading which we hear on Palm Sunday we are witness to Our Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  It is here in which we hear the vast crowds voicing their excitement and acclaim at the entrance of Our Lord:  "Hosanna, Hosanna!"   As we read these verses we can visualize in our mind the wonderful acclaim that the people give Him.  But later in the liturgy the second Gospel passage is from the Twenty-Seventh Chapter and the contrast from the first passage is sharp.  It is in this second passage where we hear about Our Lord being condemned before Pilate.  And instead of cheering crowds yelling "Hosanna," we now hear the crowd screaming "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!"  As I say, the contrast could not be more striking.  And yet even in our own life sometimes we witness sharp contrasts, don't we?  Have you ever begun working on a project and perhaps for a time everything seemed to go great and then suddenly everything went wrong?  Have you ever made a major change in your life and things go great and then suddenly for whatever reason things started going wrong.  Then all of the sudden you begin questioning "what went wrong?"  You may even begin to doubt yourself.  You may doubt yourself at times.  You may doubt your ability at times.  You may doubt the loyalty of others at times.  But there is one thing we can never doubt, it is the love which God has for His children.  God loves us and God is always nearby even though we do not realize it at times.  God is there for us in the good times and the bad.  We are never promised a perfect life, are we?  We are never promised a life without pain.  In life sometimes we will experience defeat.  But even in those times we know that God is there for us and with us.  The key is that we stay close to God and to stay loyal to Him.   We should always do our best to love God Who first loved us.   

Please make a point to join us for Mass on Sunday.  St. Margaret Church gathers together each and every Sunday at 10:30 am.  We worship at the beautiful Chapel at Marquette Manor, located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.  Join us as we listen to the Word of God found in the King James Version of the Bible.  We use the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  And receive the Most Precious Body and Blood of Our Saviour at Communion time.   We are all busy.  We all lead busy lives.  Take an hour out of your busy week and dedicate it to God.  Give that hour to God and spend it with Him.