This was no ordinary arrival; it was the fulfillment of prophecy, a humble King stepping into the city knowing full well the road ahead. John 12:13 tells us, “They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, ‘Hosanna!’” But this was not a celebration of triumph as the world understands it—it was the start of a journey toward sacrifice.

Jesus knew the path from Palm Sunday would lead to a cross. Luke 9:51 says, “As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.” He wasn’t forced into this; He chose it. For you.

On Maundy Thursday, Jesus gathered his disciples to share the Passover meal. Amid this intimate moment, He gave a new command: “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19). And with the cup, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you” (Luke 22:20). Here, love becomes tangible—body broken, blood shed—so that we might live.

The K.I.S.S. ~A love so real!

The sobering silence of Good Friday is punctuated only by the words Jesus spoke on the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34). When He could have called down angels or resisted, He embraced suffering and death. Isaiah 53:5 captures it clearly: “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” All of this for you.

Then comes the hope that never fades—Easter Sunday.

“He is not here; he has risen!” (Luke 24:6). Jesus conquered sin and death, opening the way for us to walk in newness of life (Romans 6:4). His resurrection is the ultimate proof of a love that refuses to be defeated.

Holy Week is not about tradition or obligation. It’s about a love so real that Jesus stepped into our broken world, bore our pain, and rose victorious—all to bring you into a relationship with God.

This Palm Sunday, as you hold your palm branch or reflect on the crowds’ cries, remember: God’s love isn’t a distant story. It’s alive, personal, and powerful.

Come with open hearts. Walk with Jesus this week—not as a checklist, but as a response to a love that changed everything.

Because His love is so real. And it’s for you.

A Love So Real
by Kristianne Wargo

A whispered breeze through palm-lined streets,
A humble King on dusted feet.
No throne of gold, no shining steel—
Just love in flesh: a love so real.

The crowd’s loud cries, a hopeful song,
Yet in His heart, a knowing strong—
This path will bend beneath a cross,
Where hope is found in seeming loss.

He broke the bread, He shared the wine,
“My body given, this blood is mine.”
A silent gift, a sacred seal—
A covenant of love so real.

Upon the hill, beneath the sky,
A thorny crown, a final cry.
Forgiveness poured from nail-pierced hands,
Love that frees, that understands.

But dawn will break, the stone rolled wide,
Death’s dark shadow swept aside.
He rose again, alive to heal—
Love eternal, love so real.

No greater gift, no deeper grace,
No harder road in time or space.
Just this: a heart that chose to feel—
And give to us a love so real.

“Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!“