Church Gives Standing Ovation For "The Triumphal Entry Of Ketanji Brown Jackson" On Palm Sunday

Rev. S. Raschaad Hoggard, Associate Minister of New York City megachurch Abyssinian Baptist Church, calls his congregation to applaud the "triumphal entry" of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022, just days after the U.S. Senate confirmed Jackson's nomination.

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Palm Sunday is about a humble king who rides his way into a city to die for his enemies. A leader who enters a city to serve and not dominate. A carpenter from Nazareth who builds tables of inclusion. So we should all have the courage, as we seek to go to God in prayer, to be more like Jesus. To get off our high horses and be like Jesus.

but this morning when we pray for one another and the names on this list, we also have to give God thanks and praise this morning for another triumphal entry. This week, can we thank God for the triumphal entry of Ketanji Brown Jackson?

[Applause]

Oh, we can do a little bit better than that.

[Applause]

We're grateful to God for her triumphal entry, and we're grateful for the shoulders she stands on. I can't help but think about Constance Baker Motley on this morning and the road she paved for her. So we're glad to be in the service, and we thank God for an opportunity to reflect on how we can be more like Jesus. More like this carpenter. More like this leader. More like our king. Let us bow our heads in prayer.

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