{"id":36672,"date":"2016-04-25T13:09:23","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T11:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=36672"},"modified":"2016-12-01T13:19:34","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T11:19:34","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-123-%d8%a7%d9%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-123-%d8%a7%d9%84\/","title":{"rendered":"On life (123) \u2013 \u201dThe Humble King\u201d \u2013 23\/4\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0Tomorrow, Egypt\u2019s Christians celebrate Branch Sunday, aka., Palm Sunday which directly precedes Easter. On that day, Christ entered Jerusalem riding a colt in an august celebration. People, including children and Christ\u2019s disciples, covered the ground with their robes, raised palms and tree branches and cried out, \u201cHosanna is the Son of David\u201d.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0They were celebrating Christ, the King. The outcries shook the city. So much so that the Pharisees told one another, \u201cSee, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!\u201d Christ attracted people to Him through His love for them, for He used to do a lot of good, as healing the sick, restoring eyesight to the blind, cleansing lepers, exorcising demons, raising dead, and accepting children kindly, saying, \u201cLet the little children come to me, and do not hinder them.\u201d Moreover, Christ never stopped teaching his disciples and the people whatever was required to lead a righteous life. This was how He spent the time of His service which lasted for three years and a few months. His deeds were full of love, mercy, and teaching.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0So humble was Christ that He never sought glory or dignity. Rather, He entered Jerusalem riding a colt! Prophet Zechariah writes, \u201cThe Coming of Zion’s King \u2013 See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey” This was preceded by His sermon on the mount in which He beatified the humble: \u201cBlessed are the humble, for they shall inherit the earth.\u201d On Palm Sunday, Christ gave a practical example of humbleness, thereby attracting people\u2019s hearts to him to which He became King.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Yet, the Pharisees rejected that unique attraction and tried to get rid of Christ. They were blinded to His love by their own egoism and love for power. There is also Judas Iscariot who betrayed his Master for the love of money. Hence, they had a terrible end, for they took the path of arrogance and worldly love.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Christ\u2019s entering Jerusalem makes us recall His love for humanity. The great humbleness with which He lived among people is the best example for us to follow. His words are the light of our path, \u201cLove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.\u2019 This is the first and greatest commandment.\u00a0 And the second is like it: \u2018Love your neighbor as yourself.\u2019 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Tomorrow, Egypt\u2019s Christians celebrate Branch Sunday, aka., Palm Sunday which directly precedes Easter. On that day, Christ entered Jerusalem riding a colt in an august celebration. People, including children and Christ\u2019s disciples, covered the ground with their robes, raised palms and tree branches and cried out, \u201cHosanna is the Son of David\u201d. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[6804,7094,6385,240,4978,170,1007,642],"class_list":["post-36672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-on-life","tag-the-humble-king","tag-youm7","tag---2","tag-4978","tag-170","tag-1007","tag-642"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36672"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41042,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36672\/revisions\/41042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}