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When Jesus made his triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, his followers were expecting the imminent arrival of their political freedom and a transformed world. In the aftermath of Easter Sunday they woke to a world dominated more than ever by the wealthy and powerful and with their teacher gone. Yet out of this loss and disappointment, they created a new kind of religious community. For this Easter Sunday sermon we will reflect on spiritual resilience. What creates it in individuals and in communities? Facing a world no less troubled, in what do we place our faith? What is our own vision of the future and how do we best carry on until then? This is a sermon on the hope and strength we find within our own tradition.