Wow!

On Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter) we read in the Gospels of Jesus’ entry into
Jerusalem with the crowds around Him. Have you ever wondered what it must have been like?
Sometime ago we had Wynterfest in the town and part of our contribution was to have
a donkey in the carpark with plenty of carrots. One of the donkeys there had the very
distinctive mark of a cross on its back, so much so that it had actually taken part in an
Easter Service in St Paul’s Cathedral, even walking up the steps and down the nave.
So this got me thinking what it must have been like on that special “Palm Sunday” from the donkey’s point of view. Here he talks to us what he thought about it all.

“There I was, standing with my mum just enjoying some hay when these two men arrived who called themselves disciples; they untied me and mum because they could see I was a bit worried. Then they led us down the road towards Jerusalem. The disciples had asked our owner if it would be alright to take us because “the Master” wanted us to be there in town.  Well, the next thing I felt were these cloaks being put on me; what was that about I
thought. You see, because I was young no-one had ever sat on my back, but I knew of other donkeys having blankets being put on them when people were about to ride on them. Just then someone climbed on my back and I felt really good about it, even though mum wasn’t there now. This person seemed to be special and I could sense something remarkable was about to happen. You would never believe it, but we went down the main street where there were crowds of people waving palm branches, even laying them on the floor, really cool to walk on, not like the hot dusty road. The noise of the people was really loud, all happy, singing and praising God and shouting Hosanna. Somehow I got a sense of the whole occasion, no sense of fear, but just a real sense of joy and love with who was on my back - I think He had my back! Later on I was taken back home where I was able to tell mum what happened and what a wonderfully exciting day I had. Years later I can still remember that special day, the best day of my life.”

The whole of the Palm Sunday story can be read in each of the Gospels and if you read each account, you too will be touched by the love of Jesus Christ as your Saviour and King. See Mark 11, Matthew 21, Luke 19 and John 12.