When All You See Are Gray Skies and Dark Days
Gray skies … Dark days … Frigid temperatures … Barren trees. Large numbers on the bathroom scale … low numbers in my checking account … an empty house … a lonely heart. Such is the culture of January. If I am not careful, I can be swallowed alive by the cold and gloom … by the emptiness … of January.
“Hosanna!” was the word that began the most explosive 7 days in all of eternity. The 7 days preceding the event known as “Easter” … is a hallowed time filled with remembrances of the most difficult … yet the most powerful days … in Jesus’ life. On Palm Sunday, Jesus was celebrated and hailed as a King. Palm Sunday is a prelude … it is an invitation. Palm Sunday is a prelude to the glory of resurrection … and it is a sacred invitation to worship your King Triumphant.