By Maggie Molfetas
On Palm Sunday we celebrate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem a week before his=2 0death and resurrection. The streets were lined with crowds greeting him waving palm branches and covering his path with branches. After this great time of celebration, Jesus then began his journey to the cross. This was a very significant day and each of us can relate differently. I find myself relating to Palm Sunday in the following ways.
The people in the streets that were cheering and welcoming Jesus were the same people who turned against him just a few days later. I can relate to this greatly because as a college student, sometimes there are a lot of people following their faith and living a righteous life. But just as quickly as Jesus’ followers turned on him, my peers will also turn on him making bad decisions and acting in sin. It is important for me to try to encourage my friends and those around me to do their best to live a Christ centered life, and not turn on Jesus.
The other way I can relate to this is that the people’s enthusiasm and support for Jesus was in a way too good to be true. It was unrealist ic that so many people greeted and accepted him when in the past they doubted him, but Jesus did not lose sight of the reality. He remained focused on his journey and did not gloat or bask in the attention.
In everyone’s life there are highs and lows, and it is important to not get caught up in the moment, and remember that things will eventually go back to normal. In college sometimes life is going great and it’s tempting to just go right along with it and take things for granted. However I must remember to act as Jesus would in times of unrealistic highs, or even unfortunate lows, and stay focused on living my life as a good Catholic.
Maggie Molfetas is a Junior at Rider Univeristy
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