The Final Sunday in Lent
March 29, 2026
As I worked on my sign for the No Kings demonstration yesterday, I felt a new connection to the crowds welcoming Jesus to Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday. [Matt 21:1-11]
In Matthew’s text, Jesus entered Jerusalem on a common donkey with no armed escort — which would have recalled the prophecy, especially for educated Temple leaders, from Zechariah (9.9) “Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” On the other side of the city, Marcus Borg points out that heavily armed Roman troops were also entering the city — to bolster resident troops in case the Jewish Passover celebration aroused rebellion.…
