What Can Change in a Week?

Day one-ceremony
-their hero, in their midst,
chose not to ride a stallion,
but a donkey, a foal-
a sign of peace.
What can change in a week?

Day one-continued
-the King, riding a colt,
a fulfillment of prophecy.
clothes and palms spread before Him,
as they anticipated victory.
crying Hosanna, they worshipped,
but the pharisees grumbled, angrily.
What can change in a week?

Day two-comparison
-a fig tree, and a temple,
producing no fruit at all.
He cursed it, telling his disciples-
faith is more than outward acts.
What can change in a week?

Day two-cleansing
-His house of prayer
turned into a den of thieves.
He overturned the tables,
clearing everyone out.
What can change in a week?

Day three-confrontation
-His authority questioned,
as He healed, as He taught.
the leaders tried to seize Him,
but feared what the people thought.
What can change in a week?

Day three-conspiracy
-betrayed by one of the twelve.
He was delivered into the hands of hatred.
for thirty pieces of silver, Judas
set the price of the Savior.
What can change in a week?

Day five-celebration
-of the Passover feast.
the blood of the blemish free lamb
over each family’s door,
saved them from death, from grief.
What can change in a week?

Day five-communion
-He shared the bread and the wine.
His body, His blood, became a sacrifice,
forever taking the place of the lamb,
after betrayal, by a friend’s kiss.
What can change in a week?

Day six-condemnation
-He stood silently, enduring the shame
of false accusations, physical beatings,
listening as the praise changed to outrage,
as Hosanna turned to crucify.
What can change in a week?

Day six-completion
He breathed His last, tearing the veil,
and asked for forgiveness, for them-
the very ones who had Him killed.
He submitted His Spirit to the plan.
What can change in a week?

Day seven-darkness.
The Savior was dead,
lying in the stone-cold tomb.
What can change in a week?

Day eight-light
The women found the tomb empty.
the stone was rolled away, the linens folded.
The Savior was no longer dead- He lived!
Defeating Satan, hell, the power of sin.
What can change in a week?

The Son of God, the Son of Man,
lived the life we never could-
and died the death that was ours,
so we could have freedom, and experience grace-
something we could never earn.

In a week, He was worshipped,
then tried, tortured, and killed,
to break the curse, to be our sacrifice,
all for our sins, our sakes, our futures,
All because of love. 

I ask again, one last time,
What can change in a week?