Joseph of Arimathea summoned up the courage to seek an audience with Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus. He behaved prudently, so that his request would be granted. He didn’t use arrogant language that would only have enfuriated Pilate, who would then have denied his petition. Joseph didn’t say to him: “Give me … Read more
The crowds pressed in upon Him. The little donkey, never before ridden, plodded obediently along in submission to the King of Kings. His heart swelled with grief as every “Hosanna” brought Him one step nearer to the Cross. In days, he knew, the crowds would betray Him to the Evil One. The full wrath of … Read more
A word of hope from the prophet Zechariah. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, … Read more