A Quiet Prayer for a Noisy Time: Palm Sunday

Join Richard Lowell Bryant and the rest of us —

Gracious God,

I’m not really a “parade person”.

Crowds make me nervous and I’m always afraid I’ll mess up the group chant. I never get the “wave” right in stadiums.

So Palm Sunday, as you might imagine, makes me a little nervous. Who am I kidding, I’m terrified!

I’m not sure when to come in with my, “Hosanna in the Highest, Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord”.

As I stand in the crowd on Sunday morning, I ask you to hear my prayers, spoken from the silence of my heart:

Help me, in the days to come, to focus on what matters most.

Help me to see beyond the crowds and look to you.

Help me to find ways to block out the sounds of crowd.

Help me to listen to you when others put words into your mouth.

Help me to offer my heart when others offer their cloaks.

Help me find a place to be where you need me most.

Amen.

— Thank you, Brother Bryant, for articulating what so many of us feel.