PALM SUNDAY

Today has always seemed to me like a day of great triumph even though, as the hymn says, Jesus "rides forth to die". I love that hymn and look forward to singing it every year on Palm Sunday. That and bringing home palms to be braided and kept over the living room mirror until they are turned into ashes for the beginning of Lent next year.

My grandmother was a student of the Bible and taught Bible Studies in my grandfather's church in Clinton, Massachusetts. When I was a child, she taught me the Old Testament stories and we would act out ones such as Miriam finding moses floating down the river and rescuing him from the bulrushes. I loved the stories of Jesus when he was a little boy and would amaze people with his profound statements and knowledge.

I'm sure there are many folks in gay relationships who will have nothing to do with the Bible or any religion that centers on God and Jesus Christ. There are just as many who are as close to their traditional beliefs as ever. Some even more so.

This afternoon we're going to see "The Bible Tells Me So" with discussions afterwards by Bishop Gene Robinson and other leaders who have a same-sex partnership following. I'll report more on this but in the meantime, I wish all our Blog visitors as blessed Palm Sunday.