“A family’s trusted minivan becomes a brief parable for misplaced expectations: choices based on convenience and desire can obscure hidden costs. That same dynamic plays out on Palm Sunday as Jesus rides into Jerusalem. Crowds expect a political liberator who will restore Davidic power, lay cloaks and palms at the feet of a king, and demand immediate prosperity and triumph. Scripture records the donkey’s quiet symbolism—a humble king arriving to fulfill prophecy—and the mismatch between popular hopes and Jesus’ mission.”