Yesterday was Palm Sunday.
The Gospel starts with Christ preparing for Passover and ends with His burial. It is long, uncomfortable and gruesome. (The word "excruciating" comes from "cross.")
Superficially, it is a story of human acceptance, denial and betrayal. But, as always--it seems, it is subtle. There is more at work. Judas' ironic kiss is just that--(but not so in Weber and Rice.) And there is a curious slant early in the Gospel in the Passover planning. Christ sends several apostles for the early preparation, getting a horse for transportation, getting a place for dinner. These plans all have in them a general "knowing" of everything and everyone involved. The horse is ready and in place, the upper room is available. The stars are aligned; everything is in tune for the coming event.
But there is no magic. This is no place for the astounding.
What is coming is much more than that.
The Gospel starts with Christ preparing for Passover and ends with His burial. It is long, uncomfortable and gruesome. (The word "excruciating" comes from "cross.")
Superficially, it is a story of human acceptance, denial and betrayal. But, as always--it seems, it is subtle. There is more at work. Judas' ironic kiss is just that--(but not so in Weber and Rice.) And there is a curious slant early in the Gospel in the Passover planning. Christ sends several apostles for the early preparation, getting a horse for transportation, getting a place for dinner. These plans all have in them a general "knowing" of everything and everyone involved. The horse is ready and in place, the upper room is available. The stars are aligned; everything is in tune for the coming event.
But there is no magic. This is no place for the astounding.
What is coming is much more than that.
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