The core message of Easter is simple yet world-changing: “He is not here.” While we often want to skip the darkness of Friday and the silence of Saturday to get to the “good part,” Pastor Travis reminds us that we must walk through the waiting to fully experience the resurrection. Hold on through the grief and the not-knowing, because Sunday is coming—and with it, the promise that grace is stronger than death.
We’ve shouted “Hosanna,” but now we enter the “hard part” of Holy Week—the space between Palm Sunday and Easter. Pastor Travis invites us to resist the urge to skip ahead to the resurrection and instead find the courage to sit with the betrayal, the silence, and the “not-yet”. Discover how grace meets us in the middle of the waiting, proving that while the walk toward Friday is hard, it is also holy.
Palm Sunday is a day of “spiritual whiplash,” where we hold both triumph and tragedy in the same breath. As we move from shouting “Hosanna” to “Crucify him,” we are reminded that life often mixes joy and sorrow together. Discover how grace meets us in both the celebration and the silence, giving us the space to be honest about our grief even as we celebrate our joys.
