Not Quite Yet...

Mark 11:11 (NRSV)

Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

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Sitting In The Stand Of The Sports Arena
Waiting For The Show To Begin

"Venus and Mars/Rock Show" by Paul McCartney from the album "Venus and Mars" by Paul McCartney and Wings (1975)

The smallest things make all of the difference sometimes. Jesus and the apostles and the disciples enter Jerusalem on the back of a colt upon a way strewn with cloaks and palms. Cloaks on the ground are traditional for the entry of the Kings of Israel. The colt takes the nation of Israel back to Jacob's blessing to his son Judah.

Jesus comes into Jerusalem days before his last supper. He knows there isn't much time left. He knows it is late. Still, he knows that there are times for action and times for patience. Jesus comes and soaks in all that is the Temple before going to Bethany for the night. Plenty is about to happen, but it isn't going to happen right now.

Jesus is the show, but even he is waiting for the show to begin. The opening act, the entry into Jerusalem has come to pass. It is what we call the triumphant entry. Still, Jesus knows that this is the start, not the end.

Now, nearly 2,000 Easters later, we wait for the next triumphant entry. We wait for the show to begin, and patience is a virtue. But let us follow Jesus who got up the next morning and did the work the Father called him to do. Let us as the sons and daughters of the Lord join in the work the Father called his Son to do.