The Fifth Sunday in Lent the sermon title is The Longest Mile. The scripture is Luke 18:31-34.

There is a lot of material and commentary on the last week of Jesus’ life. However, there has not been much written from
the perspective of the week or two before Palm Sunday, which is the beginning of Holy Week.

It has intrigued me to consider what might have been running through the mind of Jesus and the Disciples as they approached that eventful and fateful last week.

While researching for this sermon, I ran across a march by Emil Breitenfeld entitled “Last Long Mile.” Breitenfeld was a Lieutenant in World War I
and wrote the march before leaving the Army in 1919 and moving to California where he became a composer and piano player for silent movies.

He is chiefly known as the father of Paul Desmond (his stage name),
the alto saxophone player in the Dave Brubeck jazz ensemble, and composer of “Take Five,” the best selling jazz tune of all time.

See you on Sunday.

Blessings your way.

Pastor Michael