John 19:30

He rides into Jerusalem He rides into Jerusalem amidst lavish, unrestrained, almost unanimous exaltation. Slowly-on the colt of a donkey. So many details here, in this story. Why a colt? So that a fully grown adult male on the colt prefigures the excruciating burden He will soon carry? To assure that these faces, now adoring, soon to turn vicious as they scream, “Crucify Him!”, to the ones who know His innocence, perhaps even sense that “Something greater than Solomon is here” but who lack the courage to defy the mob and confess the Truth that stands before them can see […]…

Written by: Marianne White“ When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘ It is finished, and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” - John 19:30Good Friday is a day for deep reflection, and as we remember Jesus' sacrifice, this verse invites us to consider the...…

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