Palm and Passion

Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday
Palms 
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 | Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16
Passion
Isaiah 50:4-9, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Mark 14:1-15:47

Today we stayed home from church to rest as a family. It had been a pretty full week, with new things in the schedule and sickness, and we opted to stay in and read through all of today's Scriptures.

What stands out today is the difference in feel between the Palms Scriptures and the Passion Scriptures. In just a short amount of time, people go from celebrating Jesus's entry into Jerusalem, to not being able to stay awake one hour, betraying him, mocking him, beating him, crucifying him. Happy and hopeful, to doom and gloom. I'm glad we know the end of the story, but it doesn't make it any easier to endure.

Another thing that stuck out to me today is the amount of women at the cross. Jesus's disciples were both men and women, and Mark went so far as to even name some of the women. I think it is pretty significant.

What stood out to you in today's readings?