Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday asks a hard question: when Christ comes near, what kind of king are we actually prepared to receive? In Episode 42, Stephen reflects on Matthew 21:1–11 and the strange tenderness of Christ entering Jerusalem in humility while the city is already in turmoil. This episode stays with Palm Sunday itself rather than rushing ahead, attending to the beauty, tension, and sadness of the moment before the deeper darkness of Holy Week. As the Church moves toward the Triduum, this reflection invites listeners to remain close to Christ while there is still singing in the air and before the silence deepens. This is a meditation on nearness, misunderstanding, longing, and the kind of grace that comes anyway. You are welcome here. Protected Speech | Views My Own Between Bread and Stone © 2026 Stephen Brewer. All rights reserved. Podcast audio and full text may be quoted for noncommercial purposes with attribution. Gospel text from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Get full access to Drawing the Line at percival84.substack.com/subscribe