Palm Sunday 2006
	The congregation was surprised as a throng of protesters entered the sanctuary, carrying signs and shouting slogans (OK, not so surprised since most had seen the kids lining up outside before service began).
	Promoting peace, social justice, and criticizing Rome were the notes of the day on this Palm Sunday.
	The crowds cheered as the children came forward.... could they sense that perhaps, finally, real change was on its way? Was there a new leader with bold new ideas?
	Some signs were left at the alter, others brought into the circle, anticipation filled the congregation.
	Singing, chanting, praise, lamentations, a wake-up call that there could be peace and justice in the land.
	The future is ours to accept, shown in the faces and heard in the voices of the young.... will we be brave enough to accept a future of peace, or will we stick to the status quo? What will the next few days bring?