Martin Luther's Evening Prayer

John 12:19 Seeing the Future

Dr. Richard Zeile

At the Palm Sunday entrance into Jerusalem, Jesus was greeted by the crowd who acclaimed Him "Son of David." The pharisees were in despair, telling each other "The whole world has gone after Him!" They were seeing the future, a future hidden by the cross but revealed in the resurrection. God's triumph in Christ may be veiled to our eyes now, but His victory is assured. Dr. Zeile's message is accompanied by the Rite of Palms, a reading from Zechariah, and the classic Lutheran hymn, "A Lamb goes Uncomplaining Forth."