The resurrection of Jesus radically changes everything we thought we knew about the world, bringing light, glory, and hope into a world characterized by darkness, emptiness, and shame.

On the night before his crucifixion Jesus shows the disciples the full extent of his love by humbling washing their feet, which is a foreshadowing of his humbly laying down his life on the cross. This is the true definition of love and it is the kind of love that we are then called to express to one another.

Jesus rides into Jerusalem as a king, but one which is gentle and humble. In doing so, he reveals that in his kingdom power gets unleashed through gentleness and humility.

Christ, though he was rich, became poor so that in him we might become spiritually rich. This is the key dynamic of grace that changes our hearts and makes us generous.

As we follow Jesus, we are experiencing the death of Christ at work in us as we sacrifice and encounter affliction. But we also experience the life of Christ being revealed in us as well.

We struggle to make sense of suffering but the cross gives us a new lens through which to view our suffering because it sets it in a larger story that moves from suffering to glory.