Bring It On

Here he comes,
the one who will change everything.

Here he comes,
riding to bring freedom,
triumphing over fear.

I cheered
and shouted,
waved whatever I could find
in anticipation
and excitement.

He’s coming,
how different everything will be now.

But it never occurred to me
that he might change me.

I thought it was ‘them’
that needed changing.
The powers,
the rulers,
those who held our lives
so tightly.

But it was me
who would be challenged:
my ways questioned,
my commitment.
what I really was shouting for.

Cheering,
shouting ‘bring it on’,
wanting this to happen.

If I’d realised,
would I have been so keen?
Thrown in my all?
Shouted for more?

More than excitement,
today is about challenge.

Where do I stand?
Who do I support?
Am I with Jesus –
all the way to suffering?

John 12:12-16 (CEV)

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

¹²The next day a large crowd was in Jerusalem for Passover. When they heard that Jesus was coming for the festival, ¹³they took palm branches and went out to greet him. They shouted,

“Hooray!
God bless the one who comes
in the name of the Lord!
God bless the King
of Israel!”

¹⁴Jesus found a donkey and rode on it, just as the Scriptures say,

¹⁵“People of Jerusalem,
don’t be afraid!
Your King is now coming,
and he is riding
on a donkey.”

¹⁶At first, Jesus’ disciples did not understand. But after he had been given his glory, they remembered all this. Everything had happened exactly as the Scriptures said it would.

~ by pamjw on March 29, 2015.

Posted in bible, faith, follow, Jesus, Lectionary, lent, Religion, theology
Tags: hosanna, John 12:12-16, Palm Sunday, support

10 Responses to “Bring It On”

I like the painting, who is it by?

Revd.Margaret said this on March 29, 2015 at 9:33 am | Reply
- This is the painting: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wilhelm_Morgner_001.jpg
  
  pamjw said this on March 29, 2015 at 10:09 am | Reply
Reblogged this on " my life through photos and words".

Revd.Margaret said this on March 29, 2015 at 9:33 am | Reply
- Thanks for reblogging
  
  pamjw said this on March 29, 2015 at 10:09 am | Reply
Reblogged this on MAKING AN ASS OF MYSELF.

balaam said this on March 29, 2015 at 3:39 pm | Reply
- thanks for reblogging my post
  
  pamjw said this on March 29, 2015 at 4:08 pm | Reply
Reblogged on https://stevenhpape.wordpress.com/

balaam said this on March 29, 2015 at 3:41 pm | Reply
- Duplicate reply, please ignore
  
  balaam said this on March 29, 2015 at 3:42 pm | Reply
Grateful thanks for another thought-provoking post from an avid reader of your blog. Wanted to share it ASAP, so have put the main text, plus a link to your blog, in the “Thought for the month” slot on the three church websites I run: http://holytrinitychurch.org.uk/bring-it-on/; http://rosythmethodist.org.uk/bring-it-on/; http://stmargaretsrosyth.org.uk/bring-it-on/.

Martin Tarr said this on March 29, 2015 at 4:54 pm | Reply
- Thanks for the encouragement and for sharing. Blessings to you
  
  pamjw said this on March 29, 2015 at 5:00 pm | Reply

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