Palm Sunday

Scripture: Luke 19: 36-40           

As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. As he was now approaching the path down from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying,

‘Blessed is the king

   who comes in the name of the Lord!

Peace in heaven,

   and glory in the highest heaven!’ 

Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, order your disciples to stop.’ He answered, ‘I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.’

Palm Sunday Prayer:

Loving God, Living Water

You bid us beyond comfort and compliance.  

You call us to the streets, 

to meet you in each face and prepare the way.  

You are the passion that 

urges us to roll out the red carpet to the marginalized 

and join the parade, palms raised without malice or sword.  

You are the hosannas on our lips 

and the energy lifting our heart to sing your life-giving verse.  

You are the feast for the famished and the hope for the hopeless.

For his holy, unflinching march; 

we are humbled with gratitude 

and overwhelmed by our own fear of change.  

Grant us the courage set a feast for the famished, 

turn the tables on the status quo

And keep pace on your march towards Love’s all-loving goal.

May it be so Amen

Action: Join us for a Palm Sunday rally outside of First United Methodist Church (Omaha) at 3 pm to share the message that our faith calls us to fight injustice in our community.