When I think of the donkey, I am
reminded of Jesus’ entrance into the Jerusalem- now known as Palm Sunday. The
thing that strikes me the most about this specific story is the fact that in
Mark 11:2-3, it is written “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you
enter it, you will find a
colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If
anyone asks you, ’why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and send it back
shortly.” In Mathew 21:7: it states, “They brought the donkey and the colt and placed
their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on it.” Although these two passages don’t
specifically mention Jesus
riding the two donkeys, in Zechariah 9:9, it specifically
mentions “Behold, your king
is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a
donkey.”
But what does this
represent? I used to imagine Jesus riding in with one foot on
both donkeys, like Prince
Ali in the movie Aladdin. You would imagine that such an
important person such as
Jesus would ride in on a horse or carriage, yet he decided to
ride on two donkeys. He
didn’t want to seem like a king. He wanted to represent peace
and humbleness.
During Lent we are told to
reflect on our relationship with God. When we’re
humble, we concentrate more
on others and less on ourselves. As an example, Jesus
was crucified and died for
forgiveness of our sins.
Dear
Lord, Thank you for being an example of humility. Help us to recognize when our
pride
and stubbornness get on our way of being more like you. We pray that our words
and
actions reflect humility toward everyone. Amen
----Meagan Stanton
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