Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (April 10, 2022)
Today’s Scriptures have taken us from Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem to his last meal with his disciples and through his passion to his death on the Cross.
In the midst of all this drama is Jesus, who has chosen to be the Suffering Servant for our salvation. St. Paul reminded us that Jesus did not regard equality with God as something to hold on to. He chose to empty himself and became human like us.
Then, as a further sign of his love for us, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death on a cross. All of this for the love of you and me.
As we remember Jesus’ great love for us, may we humble ourselves this week and open ourselves to receive the fullness of his love. Like him, let us not cling selfishly to what we have and who we are; rather, let us share selflessly what we have and who we are with others.
