The Sunday of the Passion, or as it is more commonly known, Palm Sunday, is a study in contrasts. We begin with Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, and then find ourselves hearing the passion Gospel, wherein we hear how Jesus is arrested, beaten, and hung on a cross. Hope triumphs, though, and we boldly gather at the holy table to proclaim Jesus’ resurrection power, and yet, in the end, we depart in silence, scattered, into the world.