Two Crowds and Two Cries

Everything depends on our choice to open or close our hearts toward Jesus.Two cries of the crowds from the first Holy Week—1. During the Triumphal Entry, those with open hearts cry out for salvation—John 12:12-19.Hosanna—Hoshiah (imperative verb form of “to save”)na (particle of entreaty—“please”)2. During the trial before Governor Pilate, those with closed hearts cry out for crucifixion—John.19:1-7"Let the very word 'cross' be far removed from not only the bodies of Roman citizens, but even from their thoughts, their eyes, and their ears" (Cicero, Pro Rabirio Postumo 16)