Palm Sunday. Passion Sunday.

Passion is a kind of waiting - waiting for what other people are going to do. Jesus went to Jerusalem to announce the good news to the people of that city. And Jesus knew that He was going to put a choice before them: Will you be My disciple, or will you be My executioner? There is no middle ground here. Jesus went to Jerusalem to put people in a situation where they had to say "Yes" or "No". That is the great drama of Jesus' passion: He had to wait for their response. What would they do? Betray Him or embrace Him?
-- Henri Nouwen

Lord, will you please enter
our seasons of passion,
our seasons of pausing...
with Your peace,
with Your presence.
In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Please Love Jesus Passionately!
Grateful 

Insight

Today as I was reading and praying in Psalm 119, in the Message Paraphrase of the Holy Bible, these eighteen words from verse 34 resonated with my deepest desires:

And so I pray the eighteen words again now, My Lord...

...Give me insight so I can do what You tell me -- my whole life one long, obedient response.

In the name of the One called Wonderful. Amen.

ALL JOY!
Grateful

DEFINITELY, not Probably!

When the Lord speaks His desires for our lives, what is the immediate response of our hearts?

(1) I probably will obey? or (2) I definitely will obey!

Jesus said these words in John 14:21 (NLT): Those who obey my commandments are the ones who love me. (Those who DEFINITELY obey, not probably obey!)

Lord, help us to defintely obey you immediately after you speak Your desires to us, not to prove we love You, but because we love You. Amen.

ALL JOY!
Grateful