Victory comes through suffering. Passion was not the last word in the life of Christ. It was only the first word of the Holy Week that will reach its climax on Easter Sunday. So too, however many of our days seem to end in a depressing way, they are not the last word in our life. Rather, they are only the prelude to triumphs we have yet to experience in this life: and they point to the ultimate victory which will be ours in the next life. Hitting rock bottom in our personal life and falling into the depth of sin must not make us pessimistic. No matter how low we fall, there is always the possibility of rising from it to the heights. Palm Sunday should solidify our hope.