A Psalm for Palm Sunday
by Joseph Bayley
This week leading up to Resurrection Sunday, I will be sharing from the writings of others. These will be focused on the cross and the events of the final week…
King Jesus
why did you choose
a lowly ass
to carry you
to ride in your parade?
Had you no friend
who owned a horse
-a royal mount with spirit
fit for a king to ride?
Why choose an ass
small unassuming
beast of burden
trained to plow
not to carry kings.
King Jesus
why did you choose
me
a lowly unimportant person
to bear you
in my world today:
I’m poor and unimportant
trained to work
not to carry kings
-let along the King of kings
and yet you’ve chosen me
to carry you in triumph
in this world’s parade.
King Jesus
keep me small
so all may see
how great you are
keep me humble
so all may say
Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord
not what a great ass he rides.