Palm Sunday

 

Opening Prayer

Holy are you Lord

King of Kings

Lord of Lord

Son of God

Hosanna in the Highest

All praise and honor to YOU!

 

Journal/Reflection Questions

Isaiah 50:4-7

• Define a well-trained tongue. Would you say your tongue is well trained?
• Where do you see God each morning? How do you know He has your back?

 Philippians 2:6-11

• How have you emptied yourself to Christ this Lenten season? It is not too late.
• How does your body language show respect or disrespect to God when you pray? How can you better show the reverence you say you have with your words, through your body language?

 Luke 22:14-23:56

• What have you done to reject God in the last month, week, day, hour? What was the “benefit” we received?
• When did you last serve another person? How did you serve them?  What was your motivation?

 

General Questions for Journaling

• Who are the people in your life who have your back? How do you know?
• When have you defended another person’s honor or integrity or character?
• Have you ever had someone stand up for your honor, integrity or character?
• When do you desire for things to stay the same? What are the conditions which cause you to want things to stay the same?
• How do you feel about change? When do you desire change?
• What are some changes which cause anticipation? What are some changes which cause anxiety?  How are they the same?  How are they different?
• Is there some discomfort when standing up for what is right?
• What do you say is the opposite of love? Hate?  Fear?  Distrust?  Selfishness?  Or something else?  How does the opposite you choose affect your definition of love?
• When was the last time you defended your faith to another? Where is the line of defending and being hypocritical?
• Are there areas in our life where we have fallen asleep? How might God be calling you to wake up?

 

Closing Prayer

Leader:  At dawn

ALL:  YOU bring the sunrise to wake me.

Leader:  In the morning

 ALL:  YOU clear the fog and give me a new day.

Leader:  During the day

 ALL:  YOU are in each person and thing I see.

Leader:  In the evening

ALL:  YOU bring the night to slow us down.

Leader:  At bedtime

ALL:  YOU give us comfort as we rest.

Leader:  Each day

ALL:  We begin again!

 

 

Challenge for the Week:   Choose a scripture passage (limit to 3-5 words) from this weekend’s readings to focus on this week.  As we approach Holy Week, in the Catholic Church we sometimes get wrapped up in the ritual and movement, forgetting the meaning behind all of the pomp and circumstance.  Use the scripture passage you chose to connect in a deeper way to the experience of Jesus, of the people around Him and the situation at hand.  Seek to find a connection to an experience or situation you are currently or recently have been dealing with and then determine how God is leading you to conversion through this experience or situation.  Don’t worry if the experience or situation doesn’t directly relate to you; we should learn from others mistakes and triumphs just as well.  What will your scriptural mantra be this week???