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| Ready for Palm Sunday and Children's Message |
Many hundreds of years ago, Jesus was preparing to go to the city of Jerusalem. He entered the city in a very simple way--on a donkey.
People were happy to see him. They were shouting "Hosanna" which means, "Save us, Lord!
Many spread their coats on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread those on the road. That's why we call this Palm Sunday.
There's another kind of palm. Can you think of what that is? We all have one. Even two!
Yes, the inside of our hands. It is always with us. In a few minutes, I am going to ask the congregation to wave their palm frond with one hand, and wave their other palm, too. The children and I will wave our palm branches in both hands. Whenever people are happy and excited, we often raise our hands and cheer and yell. Right?
But before we get to that part, I want to remind everyone that the palm we have in our hand is always a reminder that we can be God's hands helping other people. We can help them up if they fall. We can encourage others. We can give a pat on the back, or a warm handshake or a hug.
So we can praise God with our palm branches today, but we can help others any time!
So here is our cheer. The children and I will do the first part, and the congregation will give the response.
Children: Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!
People: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
One more time: Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!
People: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!
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