Like Jesus, we should know the crowd is unreliable. It can adore at one moment and then insult and attack in the next. Unlike the crowd, the Lord is always trustworthy and there for us. This Palm Sunday, let’s pray in thanksgiving with Isaiah and Jesus: “The Lord God is my help.”
Burt Howell
Burt Howell is the executive director of Intersections and the Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. He works primarily with faculty and staff to promote the University’s Jesuit, Catholic mission through programs such as retreats, pilgrimages, and immersion trips. He also teaches a seminar for undergraduates with high financial need.