"Jesus
declines to ask God to save him, he rather requests the Father to glorify his
name. At face value it would seem that the Jerusalem fan parade is glorifying
God’s name but they are not really. They are simply demanding their own
liberation. “Save us now!“
The
paradox of Jesus’ life is that the glorification of God’s name is
found in the ignonimity and humiliation of the accursed one who is
nailed up on a tree. It is from there that the salvation called for in the
Hosanna arises. However, this salvation is now completely redefined by
the poured out life on the cross.
Which
brings me to that Jerusalem flash mob and their, “God help us! God save us!”
Isn’t
that the most primal prayer ever prayed?"
http://thelisteninghermit.wordpress.com/2012/03/26/hosanna-save-us-from-self-interest-palm-sunday-b/
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