Everywhere anytime God,

today we remember Jesus coming to Jerusalem,

not on Air Force One, or Two, or even Ten,

but on Donkey One,

and in spite of ourselves

we find ourselves caught up in the excitement of the crowd,

our bodies and hands swaying and waving

like palm branches in the wind,

our hearts and minds singing with the stones

as all creation sings your praise.

Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord,

blessed is the one who comes in peace.

May the joy of this day flow into all the world,

but especially to places where there is hunger

and fighting, and fear, and sorrow, and suffering.

Yes - may your peace rest securely in those places.