Holy Week Poem- Jesus enters Jerusalem
March 31, 2026
Jesus Enters Jerusalem, a Palm Sunday poem
Holy Week isn't a tidy story. It is raw and emotional and full of tension. That's why I originally created these spoken word poems that I'm sharing this year as our 365 devotionals for each day of Holy Week.
Spoken word poetry has a way of helping us hear stories and ideas differently. It is a format that makes space for grief, doubt, hope, and love to exist all at once; just like this week does. Each day, I'll be sharing another piece as we move through the story together, not just to explain it, but to feel it and maybe even find ourselves in it.
What do zombies have to do with the church today?
This devotional series explores key moments in church history, divided into thematic and historical sections with several parts. It is a long and winding story that began on Pentecost and continues to be written by us and by the Holy Spirit today.
SECTION 1 – The Church of the Holy Spirit
The church began with breath. A violent wind filled an upper room and scattered ordinary people into the world with extraordinary news. From that first Pentecost morning, the Spirit has been the church’s constant companion, guiding, correcting, and surprising us through twenty centuries of imperfect faithfulness.
The devotions in this section explore pivotal moments when the Spirit moved through imperfect people to shape the church’s story. From Paul’s dramatic conversion to the Council of Jerusalem’s radical inclusion, we see the same God who breathed life into the first disciples still breathing life into us today. We are part of this continuing story; inheritors of a wind that refuses to be contained.
Nate Preisinger
Bethany Lutheran Church
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