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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hello, my name is Nimsa Bungay and I'm the pastor of Freedom's Ark, a member of the Evangelical Alliance here in the Tottenham Town Hall
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It's Palm Sunday and we're reminded in the Gospel of Matthew chapter 21 of how it begins with movement and celebration
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Jesus enters Jerusalem, not in military triumph, but riding humbly on a donkey
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Crowds gather. Garments are laid on the road. Palm branches are lifted high
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The air is filled with shouts of Hosanna, a word that means save us
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The people welcome him as king, full of hope and longing, yet their expectations may not fully match
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the pain he will take. Holy week begins in joy, but it will travel through sorrow
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before reaching Easter's crescendo. As G Chesterton once wrote the way of the cross is the way of glory The triumphant entry is unlike any other There are no armies no symbols of power
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only humility and peace. Jesus' kingship is marked not by force, but by self-giving love
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It challenges familiar ideas of strength and victory. Pam Sunday invites us to walk the road of the Holy Week
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from praise to reflection, from celebration to deep understanding. It reminds us that true glory is often revealed
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through faithfulness and sacrifice. Let us pray. Lord of humility and peace
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as we enter this Holy Week, guide our hearts along your path
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Teach us the meaning of true glory and lead us towards the hope of Easter
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In Jesus' name we pray. Amen
