Palm Sunday is the day when we remember Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, beginning the last week of his life on Earth.
Ang shared a prayer on her blog post today, For the church, for our leaders, and for the people.
I had the same thought. 'I'll switch on a candle for you', I said to a friend a day or so ago. It doesn't have the same ring to it as lighting a candle, but I can no longer have flames in the house!
It's not the candle that is the prayer, no indeed! It's just a visual sign to remember to pray, off and on through the evening. The actual circumstances and names and details of the request are unknown to me; I don't need that. I just hold the situation in my thoughts, asking for God's blessing and mercy for the people concerned.
So that's my tiny spiritual change for this week; to remember to pray for others.
Back to the donkey,
A lovely poem for Palm Sunday.
ReplyDeleteIt was a half-remembered set of phrases that led me back to it.
DeleteI do like that poem. Thank you got reminding me of it.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was one of the 'Prayers from the Ark' but that's a different one. This is a fierce poem.
DeleteThe prayer is indeed a very appropriate one likewise the poem which I haven't seen for years. Have a blessed Holy Week.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope you too have a blessed Holy Week.
DeleteThe G.K. Chesterton poem has been one of my favourites for decades. The second verse used to make me cry when I was younger.
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised, the whole point is so anguished
DeleteThank you for the lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteWarm regards, Viola
You are very welcome. Best wishes, Kirsten
DeleteI read Chesterton's poem every Palm Sunday. This year our minister introduced us to another, by Mary Oliver, "The poet thinks about the donkey". Also worth a read, although as it's non-rhyming, not so easy to memorize.
ReplyDeleteI shall hunt up the Mary Oliver poem. Thank you.
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