Let’s remember the story the way we’ve been told it.

Even though the sun was just beginning to peek over the mountains to the east, if you looked at the highway climbing up from the Jordan Valley, you could see the lines of people coming to Jerusalem for Passover. One of the highlights of the Jewish faith was making the annual journey to Jerusalem for Passover and make your sacrifice at the temple. They came from all corners of the world, filling the streets with noise and excitement. On one of those narrow streets of the village of Bethany near the top of the mountain, Jesus stood outside the door and watched as people passing by stopped and began to gather around him and his disciples. This is what happened after his reputation had grown. The crowd gathered to hear what instruction he wou…