As we study Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem in our celebration of Palm Sunday, all three of our authors ask "Why did Jesus come to Jerusalem?" Two of our authors, The Rev. Rick Morley in "enough - a reflection on Palm Sunday," and The Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Pagano in "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do," tell us Jesus came to say "Enough." What do they mean by that?
In "What Do the Palms Say?" The Rev. Byron Rohrig gives an interesting historical account of the significance of the use of palm branches in celebration of a triumphant entry into Jerusalem by the Maccabees, who rid Judea of Antiochus's soldiers and sued for a peace which lasted a century, not long before Jesus' entry into David's Royal City - a memory fresh in the minds of, and dear to Jews suffering under imperial Roman occupation. What do the palms say?
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