For years and years, I have disliked the Gospel reading for Palm Sunday. I never felt comfortable reading the parts of the Gospel where the congregation reads aloud the people questioning the use of the perfumed oil used by the woman to anoint our Lord, persecuting Peter for having followed Christ, and crying out for Christ's own death. This year, though, I think I appreciate in a new way why the Church has the congregation read those portions of the Gospel on this day.
Do we not wag our fingers and shake our heads as we gossip about people who we are jealous of? Do we not roll our eyes at someone who is perhaps, doing a better job of following Christ's teachings than we are? Do we not choose expedience, ease and evil over good every day in this country?
We *need* to see ourselves as we are--guilty of the Lord's Passion and Death by our decisions to turn towards sin and away from His love.
hope your having a blessed easter! not much new to report onmy bird and critters blog, so i decided to post back on the garden:) drop by if you like:)
ReplyDeleteHi, Marilena! Thanks for the comment. I was thinking of you this morning.
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