STAY FOCUSED ON JESUS’ LAST JOURNEY

(PALM SUNDAY HOMILY)

We have entered into Holy Week. It is a fresh week inviting us to meditate on the events that happened in the last week of Jesus’s life on earth, who came and fulfilled the will of God and accomplished it. It is a time to evaluate how we have been followers of Jesus all this while. Last year, I still remember suggesting to some of families what to do on Palm Sunday. Many of you decorated beautifully your doorposts and altars, with palm leaves.

This year, we are privileged to raise the palms in our hands and sing hosanna, in the highest and celebrating Palm Sunday in our Church. As we do that, let’s look at Jesus, the Perfecter of our faith who is entering triumphantly into Jerusalem, soon He will be hanging on the cross, and will be crucified and will die on the cross, and we will see Him buried in the tomb and He will victor over death – with the celebration of an empty tomb. 

In the past one year, we have experienced many celebrations that were suspended in our Church, and hopefully, with our prayers together and with hearts full of hope, by God’s will, we are able to celebrate the Holy Week in the Church without much issues imposed due to COVID19 crisis. Let’s pray that we can celebrate His Resurrection on Easter Sunday in our Church.

Most of us are going through a pretty tough time in our lives. There are so many losses, sadness, disappointments and many forms of difficulties, and yet we cannot see an end time for such challenges. We cry out in anguish hoping that the Lord will answer to our pleas and save us.  Our faith is again challenged over and over again, as we see and felt the Lord is just riding along silently not hearing and responding to our cries. The life challenge is still looking back at us, our hearts are tired and sore, thinking and finding ways to go through those challenges. 

On this Palm Sunday, we are reminded of the journey of our Saviour for the redemption of each and every one of us. You just need to believe Him. Jesus wants us to take us from where we are to where we need to be. Let’s stay focused on Jesus during this Holy Week, committed ourselves to others. We pray that we will follow the way of Jesus - “act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with the Lord,” (Micah 6: 8), as we meet the needs of others and serve others.