Emphasis Preaching Journal
The well-traveled path of suffering
Commentary
There is an exquisite tension on Palm Sunday, which is also known as Passion Sunday. It’s the high point of the lectionary year: Jesus is acclaimed as he enters Jerusalem. It’s also the low point of the lectionary year: Jesus is betrayed, condemned, and executed. In some ways we try to celebrate both -- some churches involving children who carry in the palms, while also displaying more prominently the cross or swathing church decorations in purple or black.
