A Poetic Homily

The adulation of the crowd -
and with shouts of hosannas,
greeting Christ as their king.
"Hail, Son of David,"
and, "Blessed is he in the name of the Lord,"
and waving palms in the air,
the crowd goes wild.
"The Romans will be crushed;
the government overthrown;
our country will be free!"
Visions of revolution
- but not the message that Christ will bring them.

And in the days ahead,
the message is clear:
"The Kingdom that is coming
is the Kingdom of God."
"The Kingdom that is present,
is the Kingdom of God."
"The Kingdom you can enter
is the Kingdom of God."
"The Kingdom you can share in
is the Kingdom of God."
But coming to bring them God,
the people are disappointed.
And it will not be long
before the people reject Him.

"Give us armies, Christ,
and not promises."
"Give…