I write with the above title about the betrayed king
because this I am writing about was betrayed in a short period of time. As he
was entering Jerusalem, there was a lot of jubilation and most people thought
the kingdom was being restored. We
are told that as he was entering Jerusalem there was a lot joy in the people
that followed him. He was on a young donkey as people were laying down even
their clothes for the king not to step on the ground.
Here at Lavigerie house, we celebrated Palm Sunday on
20th of March, 2016 a Saturday evening. We started with the
procession from the basketball court where the blessing of palms by Fr. Yago
took place. Mapeera team was in charge of liturgy, so they led the mass. It was a Palm Sunday, so we reflected on
the heroic entry of Jesus to Jerusalem where he is later betrayed. For that
reason I titled my article, the betrayed king. Because Jesus
entered Jerusalem as a king and few days after the sane people that welcomed
him were saying, he should be crucified.
In the homily Fr Yago reflected on Jesus' humility. So he called us to
be humble in life imitating Jesus whom we follow. And also he reminded that
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy week where we are invited to focus in follow Jesus' inner serenity in the middle of all trials.
Therefore as we have started the holy Week, let us set
our eyes onto Jesus. We suffer with him in our sorrows and be joyful with him
at the resurrection. God bless you, God love you.
By Agaba John