Every year on Palm Sunday I think about the story of Pontius Pilate failing to recognise Jesus – all he sees is another criminal. That is why it’s so important that we keep our eyes on Christ in our daily lives – so we can recognise him as the Son of God.

The more we look at Jesus, the more we draw close to him in prayer and in longing to know him, the more we see the reality of God’s vision for the world. It’s a vision of love and compassion, forgiveness and reconciliation, hope and new life.

Wishing you all a blessed Palm Sunday,

++Justin

(Picture: Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), Antonio Ciseri, 1871)