It is not without reason that some Biblical scholars have called the gospels simply Passion accounts with a long introduction. Here we see God's face unveiled for us. We can carry a lot of our fears, a lot of images which we project onto God. But here we find a Mercy which is ever-new, ever-flowing, and able to love us in our wretchedness. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://castingfire.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/palm-sunday-the-face-of-god/