May the Spirit of the Palm Branches inspire acts of kindness.

Mother Teresa when interviewed by Johnny Carson on ‘The Tonight Show’ and asked about how she’d handle the accolades that came with winning the Nobel Peace prize: “Do you think, Mr. Carson, for one moment, that that little donkey thought the crowd was giving him the praise and glory instead of Jesus?”

Martin Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone but in every leaf of springtime.”

“For no miracle disturbed them so much as that of Lazarus.” – St. John Chrysostom (The rising of Lazarus from the tomb [John 11]
happened days before the Parade of Palms. )

“Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.” – Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith

“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord.” – Psalm 118:26 (NRSV)