John 12:1-19 | This Sunday begins the most sacred and holy week within the life of the Christian church: Holy Week. Today, we begin with shouts of acclamation, praising Jesus as our Lord and our King. As Jesus rode into the city on a donkey, throngs of people went after him and followed him. What drew them? It could have been a whole host of reasons. Yet something compelled them to begin the journey so that they might, at last, come and see God’s love revealed in Christ’s death and resurrection.
This Holy Week, we too are compelled by the Spirit to take up this journey. Our motives may be mixed, but regardless, the Holy Spirit continues to push us onward – almost as if in a crowd – to come and see for ourselves the depth of our Father’s love.
If you missed worship this week, join us as we begin our journey to the cross. Whatever your motive, and wherever you are on your journey, you are welcome here. Liturgy and words for worship adapted from a prayer by Sarah Are | A Sanctified Art LLC | santifiedart.org. Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738138-A.