Shout

“Jesus said, “I tell you, if they were to keep silent, the very stones would shout out.” And then in my sanctified imagination, I believe Jesus turned to the crowd and sang, two thousand years before it hit the charts. ‘Shout, shout, let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on, I’m talking to you, come on’ We wave palms today not because they make dandy decorations but because we are re-enacting a moment where the people decided they were tired of being told what they could and could not say in church.  Because the people looked around at a world turned upside down and decided it was long past time to shout out all those things that we can do without.  All those things that imprison instead of liberate. All those things that wound instead of heal. All those things that hate instead of love. All those things that convince us that there are pieces of ourselves that God does not want to see instead of singing and dancing with joy at a God who goes to bed at night dreaming about us and giggling to herself with joy about how much she loves us.” Sermon by Mike Kinman from worship at 11:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022 at All Saints Church, Pasadena. Readings: Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 19:28-40 and the Gospel of the Passion. Watch the sermon on YouTube. Read the text of the sermon here. Follow All Saints Church on Twitter @ASCpas. Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AllSaintsPasadena/. Check out our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/allsaintspasadena1/videos. Subscribe, like, get notifications every time we post! Enjoy our extensive archive of stimulating and inspiring content! Donate to support the mission and ministries of All Saints at https://allsaints-pas.org/donate/donate-now/.