After saying these things, Jesus headed straight up to Jerusalem. When he got near Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called Olives, he sent off two of the disciples with instructions: "Go to the village across from you. As soon as you enter, you'll find a colt tethered, one that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says anything, asks, 'What are you doing?' say, 'His Master needs him.' " The two left and found it just as he said. As they were untying the colt, its owners said, "What are you doing untying the colt?" They said, "His Master needs him." They brought the colt to Jesus. Then, throwing their coats on its back, they helped Jesus get on. As he rode, the people gave him a grand welcome, throwing their coats on the street. Right at the crest, where Mount Olives begins its descent, the whole crowd of disciples burst into enthusiastic praise over all the mighty works they had witnessed:
Blessed is he who comes, the king in God's name! All's well in heaven! Glory in the high places!
Some Pharisees from the crowd told him, "Teacher, get your disciples under control!" But he said, "If they kept quiet, the stones would do it for them, shouting praise."
Luke 19:28-40
Have you ever walked down a street days after a parade? What does what is left behind say about what happened? What would it have been like to have been in the crowd on Palm Sunday? If the stones did cry out what would they say?
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FROM THE PHYSICAL VIGIL:
The Christ coming to earth is much like these lithops - bringing life to an inhospitable people: us, and still God grants us grace.
FROM THE PHYSICAL VIGIL:
*The stones cry out! God help us people to do so and proclaim Jesus.
*They would cry out: What things we have seen! We twelve from the middle of the Jordan, we under the feet of the donkey that bore the babe and his mother now we under another donkey bearing the Son of God, we in the garden when he prayed, we where in the tomb he laid. We the solid rock foundation
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