Much Ado About Palms

Today is Palm Sunday. Well, it is not actually Sunday, but I had to attend church a day earlier, due to the fact that I have got duty on Sunday. Sigh...Anyway, as I was about to enter, I saw a group of people crowding around a box. The usual grabbing of the best palms, I suspected. And my suspicions were valid. But, what is the meaning of the palm? The focus of the entire mass was these palms. Yet, the salient meaning of the palms has been lost to the totally Singaporean concept of kiasuism, even in church. The palm represented the joyful welcoming of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. Ironically, it was these same ppl who will eventually become the greatest hypocrites in history, and demand his crucifixion. The basis of commemorating Good Friday.

We also acted out the Passion today. Kind of reminded me of the movie. Not as spectacular dramatically, but equally heart wrenching. "Crucify him. Crucify him." These words remained etched in my mind.