As a music director, it is not easy to decide music for Palm Sunday. Even though it is Palm Sunday, we enter the Holy week on the Sunday with Jesus. Mostly we focus on “Palm Sunday” but we could not ignore the following week. Personally, Palm Sunday gives me two different images to think about. Jerusalem, a donkey, Palm leaves, and people’s exciting voices with Hosanna are first things when I think about Palm Sunday. Palm trees were representing of victory and trimph in Israel. “Hosanna” means “please save”, or” save now!” in Hebrew. So, the whole scene was occurred with excitement that Jesus would save them as a “King” politically. On the contrary, the scene reminds me the last scene on the Good Friday. Jesus did not ride a donkey but instead carried a cross on his back, people shouted “crucify!” instead of “hosanna!” and there was none palm tree leaves on the road toward Calvary. What a contrast! However, as we all know, the later one was the true King’s apperance; being sacrificed for His people to save them. I honestly can not understand Jesus’ way most of times but I do believe that His way is the right way. He showed us how to live in this world, totally; Love your enemy, serve others, and believe what we can’t see. It seems that He asks us to live total “opposite ways “to the World.
The adult handbell will play “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” as a musical offertory and the chancel choir will praise “Hosanna” from the cantata this Palm Sunday. I have prayed that we will have time to think about these two contrasting images and follow what Jesus told us to live for our lives. I know it is not possible without Him.
The adult handbell will play “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” as a musical offertory and the chancel choir will praise “Hosanna” from the cantata this Palm Sunday. I have prayed that we will have time to think about these two contrasting images and follow what Jesus told us to live for our lives. I know it is not possible without Him.
