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Article: Go with Jesus through trials of his holy week
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- Citizen Gloucestershire, The
- Article date:
- April 6, 2009
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Many Christians have begun their annual Holy Week walk, some on
Palm Sunday and others this Good Friday. It is a literal walk along
the streets. Most of the time it is an inner journey, walking in
heart and mind with Jesus from his entry into Jerusalem on the first
Palm Sunday, through to his death on Good Friday, to his wonderful
return to life on Easter Day. But why? Why do Christians do it? Four
reasons!
First: Lest we forget one of the most powerful stories ever told.
What the Creeds tell us, the bare outline of what God has done in
the passion and death and resurrection of Jesus are not enough. We
need to be so familiar with the story that it can make its impact on
us. For one week of ...