Holy Week: and so it begins

I've been putting off thinking about the whole lead-up to Easter ... Lent, and now Palm Sunday. I guess tomorrow's event in the gospels was a happy one - Jesus being cheered by the people of Jerusalem as he entered town. Here's a clip from The Gospel of John ...



But I can't help thinking ahead to Friday. I used to be more upbeat about it all - even had a post once on the stations of the cross.


- Crucifixion from the Stations of the Cross at The Cloisters in New York City. The inscription reads, "Through the Sign of the Holy Cross, from our enemies, our God frees us." - Wikipedia

But now I just feel sort of morose about Holy Week.