No fanfare. Enter the King of Glory.

During its infancy in the years 1910's, the Holywood film industry was populated by no more than four major studios: Paramount, Warner Bros, RKO and Columbia.

MGM with its famous roaring lion Leo emerged only  in 1916,  but in spite of this fact, from the end of the silent film era through the late 1950s, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer was the dominant motion picture studio in Hollywood.

Leo the Lion, became a giant and memorable ICON to million of viewers around the world.  My own childhood years are no exception: the roaring lion of MGM was much awaited in the darkened theatres along Santa Cruz in Manila as it jolted me out of innocence and leaped onto screen with majestic sound and color.  Truly, the King of the Jungle.

Lions are feared because they pounce and eat both humans and animals. But are we in awe of the Lord, King of All, Jesus Christ?

Do we await His coming into our hearts and lives with much anticipation? Do we make Him the symbol of Love and Peace in our homes and communities?

Unlike in sci-fi and action movies coming out the big screen with much fanfare and noise,  Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover, riding in in a donkey.  No frills.

The symbolism is captured in Zechariah 9:9.  "The Coming of Zion's King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey".

It was perceived that Jesus was declaring he was the King of Israel to the anger of the Sanhedrin.
According to the Gospels, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem, and the celebrating people there laid down their cloaks in front of him, and also laid down small branches of trees. The people sang part of Psalm 118: 25-26 – ... Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord ....

Jesus Christ the Saviour comes with no pageantry. The Meek Lamb accepted the will of the Father and suffered His passion and death. And He emerged triumphant at His Resurrection.

Fear is a human reaction. But in Psalm 27:1 it says:
" The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- of whom shall I be afraid?"