Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

This Palm Sunday, I reflected on Jesus’ so-called ‘triumphal entry’ into Jerusalem—a parade of praise that seemed like a celebration before the victory was actually won. It looked like triumph, but the real triumph was still to come. While the crowd praised Him, others were stirred to stop Him, setting the stage for His suffering and death. But that cross, that apparent defeat, would become His true moment of triumph—His ‘triumphal exit.’ Jesus made Himself nothing for us, bore the weight of all sin, and through His death and resurrection, secured our eternal life. That’s the mind of Christ we’re called to have: trusting God’s promises as already fulfilled, even when we’re in the middle of the struggle. Because of Him, we can make ourselves nothing, knowing in Him, we are never forgotten—only loved, redeemed, and lifted up.