God's mercy extends to those who fear God, from generation to generation.   God has performed mighty deeds with God's arm;  God has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.  God has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.  God has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. (Luke 1:50-53) Palm Sunday is more than a festive moment marking the beginning of Holy Week. It is more than palm branches and hosannas, more than children in procession or the waving of greenery in sanctuaries. It is a theological drama, a prophetic act of resistance, a critique of empire, and a deep reminder of who Jesus is—and who he came for. When Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey, he is not just fulfilling a prophecy (Zechariah 9:9); he is performing a deliberate counter-procession. Jesus enters from the east as Pontius Pilate—Rome’s representative—would have entered from the west, mounted on a warhorse, flanked by s...