Daily Worship

Come follow me… and my donkey!

Laura Digan March 29, 2026 3 1
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Matthew 21: 1-11 (NIV-UK)

1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, ‘Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.’

4 This took place to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet:

5 ‘Say to Daughter Zion,
    “See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
    and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”’

6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

‘Hosanna to the Son of David!’

‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’

‘Hosanna in the highest heaven!’

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’

11 The crowds answered, ‘This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.’

I remember him choosing a donkey. Not a throne, not a chariot—just a borrowed animal, dusty and ordinary. A wee donkey! 

I can almost see him now the same way, though this time wobbling down the street on a well-used bike, or sitting quietly at the back of the number 3 bus to Drumchapel. Ordinary, unnoticed, unadorned.

And I wonder — have we lost him?

Because we long for grandeur, for power, continually asking for more. We dream of living the dream, riding in limousines and flying first class.

 

But I hear his voice in the quiet: ‘That’s not my way.’

He is still choosing the small road, the humble seat, the unnoticed place, the wee dusty donkey.

The question is — will I follow him there?

 

Prayer:

 

Lord Jesus, teach me to walk your humble way,

To choose the quiet road over the path of display.

Turn my heart from power to love and grace,

So I may follow you in every ordinary place.

Amen