He Cursed the Barren Tree: The Parable of Holy Monday

It’s Monday. The dusty track between Bethany and Jerusalem is busy with the typical traffic: Farmers bring their produce into the city, the more successful driving braying donkeys. A young lawyer-in-training walks as quickly as dignity allows to get to his studies in time. A family arrives to celebrate the Passover with relatives, the children chattering with excitement as they near the holy city. A group of Roman auxiliaries travel to a new assignment.Hurrying about their business, few take not