Today, we celebrate Palm Sunday, the triumphal entry of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. We’ve walked through the 40 days of Lent praying, fasting, and reflecting, and now we stand at the gateway to Holy Week. In the Armenian Church, we mark this day with a deeply symbolic service called “The Opening of the Doors.” At the end of Badarak, the priest knocks on the church door, and people sing together: “Open to us, O Lord, the door of Your mercy, and make us worthy to ente

Today is Lazarus Saturday, a moving day in our church calendar that reminds us of one of the greatest miracles in Scripture. A day when Jesus didn’t just speak about life, but He proved He had the power to bring it. He called Lazarus who had been dead four days out of a tomb, and that man walked out fully alive. But before that miracle ever happened, something else had to take place. Jesus looked at Martha, Lazarus’ sister, and said these words: “I am the resurrection and the

Have you ever noticed how a child comes to a parent without fear? A child doesn’t rehearse the request. They don’t wonder, “Will I be rejected?” They simply ask because they trust the heart of the one they’re asking. That kind of trust is built on a relationship. It’s built on knowing that the parent wants what is good. That is the picture Lord Jesus gives us when He says, “Which of you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?” (Matthew 7:9-10). Our Lord p