Hosanna!

On Friday we had such a confidence booster going 75 miles. The forecast called for highwinds for the next week. We thought about resting Saturday, but since compared to to the days to come, the wind was not supposed to be to bad. We set out and reached the next town an hour later. We stopped at Flipped and enjoyed a nice breakfast. Energized, we decide to go on to Monahan.
Today is Palm Sunday- Jesus came into Jerusalem with crowds shouting 'Hosanna ... the king of Isreal' and laying palms down on the path before him. The disciples were so optimistic- Jesus recognized by so many; what they knew was true was finally recognized by others. But then He was betrayed and people lied about Him and by the end of the week Jesus was dead and buried. This is not what the disciples had thought would happen. Disappointed, discouraged, these are understatement to how they felt after following Jesus, the man they believed was the Messiah.
The road Friday was smooth, the road yesterday was so bumpy. Why anyone would want to bike gravel, I will never understand. On top of that, at some point my tire went flat and it was so hard to ride- I complained about the road but much of the trouble was my own (you have probably never blamed others when the circumstances were difficult in part because of yourself, but I have). I was crying because I was so tired and hot by the end of the day (my fitbit measured more calories burned than I have ever seen on it before).
Today we went to church and celebrated Palm Sunday and next week we will celebrate Resurrection Sunday (Easter). I know what the disciples did not, at the end of that Holy Week- Jesus was resurrected. HE LIVES! They thought He was to be their earthly King that week-but it was so much better- He is the eternal King who shed His blood to forgive all our sins and give us life after death. We have no need to be discouraged- God is not doing things the way we expect, but He is doing them in a way that is so much better! Be encouraged!Read more