My wife, Mary Funk, preached the Palm Sunday service at her church. Instead of the usual palm-waving story of the entry into Jerusalem, she spoke about the two parades–Pilate and Jesus. Mary brought out the drastic differences between Pilate’s parade as a show of force and the protest march of Jesus as a show of humbleness and love.
After reading her sermon, I went to my computer and wrote the following. I hope you will get a message from this short poem, showing how Jesus brings us God’s love and caring.
PILATE OR JESUS: Parade or Protest?
Proud Pilate rode his steed into Jerusalem
Jesus humbled himself to ride a donkey
Pilate had Caesar and the Empire for support
Jesus started a protest march wanting to set his people free.
Pilate had no time for rebels and zealots
Jesus wanted these offenders to follow him
Pilate stood for “Pax Romana” and killed to keep that peace
Jesus stood for his Father’s love and justice
Pilate expected Jesus to humble himself before him
Jesus never bowed; his protest confused Pilate
Pilate could not handle peaceful protests
Jesus protested peacefully and drew a crowd
Pilate had a parade and gained nothing
Jesus had a protest and started a movement
Pilate, the Governor, lost control and let Christ die
Jesus gained the upper hand because his protest led to life
GilbertG 2026-03-27
I enjoyed Mary‘s sermon this morning—as always, thoroughly researched and prepared and well delivered. Thank you for sharing your poem and also your flowers Gilbert. I appreciated both!
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