Object: two candles, one burned and the other brand new (they should be the same kind of candles to begin with).

Good morning, boys and girls, and how are you on this great Christian day called Palm Sunday? How many of you remember the story of Palm Sunday? What kind of picture comes to your mind when you think of Palm Sunday? [Let them answer.] What a wonderful picture Jesus must have been riding down the streets of Jerusalem with the people shouting and singing loud Hosannas and covering the streets with palm branches and coats. Jesus is someone you can never forget once you have heard about him.

People used to wonder how anyone could be so perfect and still look like other people and live with other people. Sometimes we still wonder about that and ask ourselves how Jesus could be God …