In next Sunday’s Lectionary, Jesus enters Jerusalem in triumph and on a donkey, matching the Old Testament prophecy.
The people like it at the time, a messiah, fulfilling the prophecy, a great leader of a glorious people. But many will turn against him very soon, not least because he won’t flatter them – he won’t peddle the ‘great nation’ myth. He will speak the truth to power.
We humans love to think we are a great nation. I wait to see if that myth will persist in Russia after the soldiers have come home.