Keeping it short...

Mark 11:1-11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’” They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, some people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,“Hosanna!”“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!”“Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Jesus entered Jerusalem and went into the temple courts. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
 Mark, speaking from Peter's perspective, tends to keep things straightforward and to the point.  While the other writers record further events and discussions during that day, the experience was so overwhelming to Peter he does not record much from the rest of the day.  He also includes a small detail that seems so Peteresque...  The Lord needs it AND WILL SEND IT BACK HERE SHORTLY.  The Lord is no thief; He is simply borrowing.  But even more so, impressed on Peter's mind once again is this fact: It always turns out just like Jesus says.  All the details, as strange as they may seem. He knows.  The same is true of our lives - He knows all the details, strange as they may seem.  He has a plan.  He is not out to steal our lives away; He is asking for us to entrust them to Him.  And He will use them for even higher glory than the donkey, making history, and making this day memorable.