For Palm Sunday, Rev. Cari preaches on the story of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem from Matthew’s gospel: Matthew 21:1-11.
In the sermon, she reviews the “echoes” of the Hebrew Bible throughout the narrative, focussing in the end on the question of the city dwellers, “Who is this?” and the dual answers of the Christian Tradition.
Then she pivots to daily material she has been receiving from Father Richard Rohr via email. His Center for Action and Contemplation is a trustworthy source of material for faith deepening and reflection. In this sermon, she highlights the five truths that are shared as part of initiation rites across cultures:
- Life is hard.
- You are not important.
- Your life is not about you.
- You are not in control.
- You are going to die.
In this COVID-19 shaped Holy Week, we journey with Jesus to the cross, holding on to both his divine identity and authority, and his humanity and solidarity with us.
