Marginal Christianity

Entry into the City, John August Swanson, 1990. Wednesday of Holy Week 2017             The central figure of Swanson’s painting is, of course Jesus riding into town on a donkey.  But . . . “Have you heard the legend of the Christian donkeys? This is the story that has been told about the little donkey who was Jesus’ mount on Palm Sunday. “It is said that a donkey carried Mary to Bethlehem and is also referred to as a Nativity Donkey.   The Nubian burro has a cross on its back because it is believed that these donkeys carried Jesus to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. “To ride on a donkey signified coming in peace, this symbolic event served to reinforce what Jesus had told the people of Israel: “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a d...

http://empireremixed.com/2013/03/26/the-donkeys-tale/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+empireremixed+%28Empire+Remixed%29 26 03 2013 by Joyce Mak Holy Week Sermon for March 26, 2013 preached at Wine Before Breakfast I don’t understand. I don’t understand how it all went wrong. How could such a good man be betrayed like this? We thought He was the One. How it all started for me was like this: It was a normal day like any old day.  My mom and I were standing where we usually stand, eating what we usually eat.  And then two men came up to me and began untying me from my post. My owners rushed over immediately and asked them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” The men replied, “The Lord has need of it.” And with those words, the men simply led me away.  Away from my home, away from what I’d always known.  I had no idea where I was going.  I had never seen these...