Today, we encounter the paradox that defines our faith: Jesus Christ is glorified
\nking and humiliated servant. We too are full of paradox: like Peter, we fervently
\ndesire to follow Christ, but find ourselves afraid, denying God. We wave palms in
\ncelebration today as Christ comes into our midst, and we follow with trepidation as
\nhis path leads to death on the cross. Amid it all we are invited into this paradoxical
\npromise of life through Christ\u2019s broken body and outpoured love in a meal of bread
\nand wine. We begin this week that stands at the center of the church year,
\nanticipating the completion of God\u2019s astounding work.<\/p>\n
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