Thought for the Week: The Judaean Spring

Martyn Kelly considers the tale of hope that emerges from Easter in the 'Thought for the Week'

by Martyn Kelly 18th March 2016

On Palm Sunday traditional Christians process around their churches, politely flourishing palm crosses. They are celebrating the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding a donkey along crowd-lined streets. The whole Easter story is a neatly-packaged summary of a series of fast-moving situations laced with gnomic statements that mostly make sense only with hindsight.