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I'm Father Jim Martin. I'm about to lead you through a traditional Jesuit prayer that will help you notice where God has been in your day.

But first, let's begin with our weekly reflection, which is released every Sunday.

I'm sure most of us have images of Palm Sunday from the movies that we've seen.

We imagine Jesus riding on a donkey as the people of Jerusalem wave palm branches and cheer, Hosanna in the highest.

And as the Gospels describe it, the events of the first Palm Sunday probably weren't too different from that.

A few weeks ago, I was on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and in Jerusalem you can trace the root

that Jesus took, from the Mount of Olives, down into the Kidron Valley, then up to Jerusalem,

through a city gate that they can still identify. But for me, Palm Sunday is less about the

scenes than about the spiritual message.

That is, less about exteriors and more about interiors, specifically about how life can

change so suddenly.

One day, Jesus is entering the holy city to the crowd's cheers.

A few days later, he is being condemned by the same crowds and nailed to a cross.

It's a sobering reminder of how quickly our lives can change.

It can be shocking when all of a sudden, you have a change in fortune.

You lose your job, get diagnosed with an illness, or suffer a death in your family.

But Jesus understands what you're going through, because he has gone through this himself.

He understands you not only because he's divine and knows all things, but because he is human

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