Palm Sunday 2026

“Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”

That line comes early in the Passion we just heard.
The disciples are asking Jesus for directions.
They know the Passover is coming. They know something important is about to happen.
And they want to get it right.

So they ask: Where do you want us to prepare?

And that same question is quietly being asked of each one of us today:

Where do you want to prepare for Him?

Not in a room in Jerusalem—but in your life.

Because Holy Week is not something we just watch… it’s something we enter.

So how do we prepare?

First, we prepare with time.

Holy Week is different. It asks more of us.
Maybe that means coming to Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil.
Maybe it means setting aside extra time for prayer.
If we don’t make space, we miss it.

Second, we prepare with honesty.

The Passion we just heard is not just a story about people long ago.
It includes all of us.

There are moments when we are like Peter—wanting to be faithful, but falling short.
Moments when we are like Pilate—knowing what is right, but hesitating.
Moments when we are part of the crowd—going along instead of standing firm.

Holy Week invites us to be honest about that… not to feel guilty, but to be ready.

And third, we prepare with our hearts.

Because Jesus doesn’t just want a place to celebrate the Passover—
He wants a place in us.

A place where He can offer forgiveness.
A place where He can bring healing.
A place where He can transform us through His love.

So today, as we begin this most sacred week, we don’t just wave palms and remember.

We answer the question.

“Where do you want us to prepare?”

And our answer is this:

Here, Lord.
In my life.
In my heart.

And if we prepare that place…
then what we celebrate this week won’t just be something we remember—

It will be something that changes us