Kindred in Christ,

As we enter into Holy Week, we are reminded that with Jesus things are never as we would anticipate, and that to be open to God requires us to be open to the unexpected. Regarding Palm Sunday and Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, author and activist, Shane Claiborne writes, “As Jesus rode a donkey into Passover, it was a lampoon of power, political parody at its best. Kings didn’t ride donkeys. They rode war horses with an entourage of soldiers. It would have been like the president riding a unicycle to their inauguration.”

I hope you will join us for Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, as we attempt to follow the one who rides into our world through vulnerability and love and calls us to follow in his way.

Alongside you,

Rev. Paul Ortiz