Confronting Disorder | Lev. 10:1-3; 16:1-2; Mk 11:15-19

As we prepare to gather on Palm Sunday just a week before Easter, we are reminded of two things by Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate. The first is the majesty of this event as Jesus is paid royal homage and welcomed into the city as the Son of David. The second is the irony of the event as Jesus will be crucified just five days later because he was seen as a threat to God’s work through Israel. In our readings from Leviticus and Mark for this week, we are reminded of how often lessor human purposes and understandings obscure the intentions of God behind the work to which he has called us. Let us pray in preparation for our time together that we would indeed worship God in spirit and truth.