Palm Sunday

April 5, 2009

Jesus,
I come humbly before you.
I bend my knee in your name.
I offer my life to you.

You offered your life to us in real human suffering.
You did not run or turn away or hide.
You let go of what was most precious, life itself.

You faced mockery, abandonment and agony.
You faced inevitable death on a cross.
You gave us your body and your heart.

Your followers denied you and some betrayed you.
Some fled and some fell asleep.
You were scourged and flogged.
You died, your body oiled, and friends buried you.

In this deep and dark story we call you King.
You rose up from the grave and beyond our comprehension.
Now in your new life we find our own.

Accept the pain of all who follow.
Receive the demons that drive us into despair.
Take us by the hand when we lose our way.

On your cross we die to ourselves and find new life.
Your cross in our bodies brings us forgiveness.
Jesus, remember your people.


Amen