Lent@Landmark: Day 30

This is what drew the Palm Sunday crowds.

“Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.” (John 12:1)

Lazarus was dead. Then Jesus showed up. Jesus told Lazarus to come back to life, and he did.

I’ve wondered… what would have been enough? What would Jesus have had to do for the outpouring of praise he experienced on Palm Sunday to hold up, rather than turning into calls for his crucifixion?

There wasn’t anything that would have been enough, because what we want from our leaders is to make our lives easier—Jesus wanted to make our lives better. Those are rarely the same thing. —MH