BLESSINGS OF THE CROSS
DAY 3
He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and
acquainted with grief. I S A I A H 5 3 : 3
The scene is very simple; you’ll recognize it
quickly. A grove of twisted olive trees. Ground cluttered
with large rocks. A low stone fence. A dark, dark night . . .
See that solitary figure? . . . Flat on the ground. Face
stained with dirt and tears. Fists pounding the hard earth.
Eyes wide with a stupor of fear. Hair matted with salty
sweat. Is that blood on his forehead?
That’s Jesus. Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. . .
We see an agonizing, straining, and struggling Jesus.
We see a “man of sorrows.” We see a man struggling with
fear, wrestling with commitments, and yearning for relief.
Seeing God like this does wonders for our own
suffering. God was never more human than at this hour.
God was never nearer to us than when he hurt. The
Incarnation was never so fulfilled as in the garden.
M A X L U C A D O
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