Today marks the beginning of the celebration of the most momentous week in history, certainly the most important week in the life of every believer. We call it “Holy Week”— a sacred time when we remember the final events in the life of Jesus leading up to His death on the cross of Calvary. It was a week of extremes—from the great exultation of Palm Sunday to the great grief and anguish of Good Friday.

What was the most important event of this momentous week? Was it Christ’s Triumphal entry into Jerusalem when the crowds hailed Him as King with shouts of “Hosanna?” Was it the commemoration of the Passover, the Last Supper, when Jesus modeled the importance of servanthood by donning a towel and washing the feet of His disciples?