Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, "The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once." This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,"Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden."
The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, "Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!" And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, "Who is this?" And the crowds said, "This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
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A motif of Christ's ministry is humility, as illustrated over and again in the stories of this Lent: Zacchaeus,the "little" man who had to climb a tree to get a good view; an ordinary boy who handed over his simple lunch; a king making his triumphal entry on the back of a beast of burden, close friends sharing bread and wine in a rented room. Where are the images of grandeur? They are found in the worn hands of a farmer harvesting his grapes, in the hands of a boy offering his basket, in the placid eyes of a dusty donkey, and in the blood- stained cross.
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