Lord, if you had been here… When Lazarus dies, his sisters, Martha and Mary, are overwhelmed with sadness, confusion and probably not a little anger. A few days before Lazarus’ death, Martha and Mary sent messengers to Jesus telling Him, “Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick.” Martha and Mary reached out to Jesus because they believed in Him. They believed in His love for them and their brother. They believed…
In the hymns of Palm Sunday, we are told that Jesus’ riding on a young donkey is prophetic. It speaks of the untamed and unclean gentiles whom Christ would tame. With the kidnapping of two bishops, and continued violence and (un)civil strife in Syria, we are reminded that Christ’s taming of the gentiles was through the Cross. Simply riding the young donkey praised by the crowd–the same crowd that would five…
