Parades have long been used as celebrations of great achievements. In American history, the greatest parades focused on people such as Charles Lindbergh, the Apollo 11 Astronauts, war heroes, and even sports championships like our 1987 Minnesota Twins! Ticker-tape showers and cheering crowds lined the streets in celebration. We love a parade!
But the greatest parade of all time was quite different. It happened in Jerusalem 2000 years ago and it was a simple one-man donkey ride. Instead of ticker tape, the parade route was lined with garments and palm branches. Ironically, the cheers of Jesus’ arrival would quickly turn to jeers in just a few short days. The fateful parade was the last leg of Christ’s journey to Calvary’s cross.