Palm Sunday Year A

Palm Sunday - Year A
Isaiah 50.4–9a
Philippians 2.5–11
Matthew 26.14—27.66

Betrayal. At the surface level of the narrative, it is Jesus who is betrayed, over and over again, by friend and enemy alike. First there is Judas who suddenly, inexplicably, has had enough. As he sits eating with Jesus, he has already betrayed him in his heart and is looking for a way to make that betrayal real. Then there are the three disciples who go with Jesus to Gethsemane to pray with him in his agony of indecision. But despite the tense scene at supper, despite sharing the cup that Jesus explicitly...

Taken from Lectionary reflections – Year A by Jane Williams
Published by SPCK