Engagement Questions:

• Have you ever felt deep disappointment in God? How did you handle it?

• New Testament scholars still debate the meaning of Martha and Mary's words to Jesus when he arrives-"Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died...but even now I know" Do you see these words as a profession of faith, an expression of disappointment, or something else.

• Maybe Palm Sunday can encourage us to trust in the arrival of goodness and hope even in the wake of difficulty, even in the wake of tension, even in the wake of disbelief, even in the wake of disappointment, even in the wake of whatever suffering or disillusionment we've had to endure. Yes? No? Maybe? Why?