In Mark 11:1-11, Jesus finally arrives into Jerusalem, the place that he

has laid out as where he will spend his final days. By riding into town on

a donkey, he is not only fulfilling the prophecy laid out to us in

Zechariah 9:9, but also is subverting expectations of what it means to be a

king. This approach, while completely countercultural then and now, invites

Jesus' followers to walk in similarly humble footsteps.

Jesus is building with us a KIN-dom relationship -- where we become

partners alongside him and continue the work that Jesus started. Through

this passage, he demonstrates to us what can happen when we allow God to

move, when we involve others in our lives, and when we admit that maybe we

don't know best. Jesus' humility is an invitation to us to embrace

the gifts we have not for our own glory or satisfaction, but for the good

of others. 

By Rebekah Covington