The Excruciating Crucifixion

He was the Lamb that had to be slaughtered during the Passover and without Calvary, there wouldn't have been any salvation; nothing would have forgiven our unpardonable sin! Christ, as Isaiah prophesied, came when Jerusalem was in dire need of a king who promised freedom! The Romans were the conquerors with that mighty sword, but only the defiant Barabbas waged war against Caesar with many a rebellion! Many say that we shouldn't venerate the cross which Jesus died upon, but without the presence of that cross, we couldn't have been saved; Jesus' blood gushed from it, to stain the rocks below, and wash all inequities away... and the weeping and wailing of His mother Mary deepened when Christ expired, as the earthquake jolted Jerusalem's streets and Temple, to even make the envious and skeptical Priests tremble, the radiant sun became invisible as darkness covered all; and was it a coincidence or the undeniable fact that God Himself showed us His mercy? We haven't carried the heavy wooden cross through Jerusalem and being whipped, and laughed at; and we haven't seen those women cry for the Christ whom they heard speak; and we haven't felt the agony of the most atrocious hour that He endured for us all! An impostor wouldn't have suffered and died to become the Redeemer they awaited, a liar wouldn't have glorified His Father and preached a Gospel that offered much hope; History was changed at Golgotha, and human kindness nurturing divine love triumphed! Lord Jesus, many heard you speak on the Mountain and beheld what we could not! Lord Jesus, Andrew and John stood by you and comforted Your Mother with their tears! As you promised the good thief...Lord, remember us, too when we testify in Your favor or die for Your sake! Paradise awaits us, and all who believe in goodness, not evil; the excruciating crucifixion was predestined, not being staged by Man who hated love, it had to happen in order for Humanity to reconcile with their forsaken God of Israel! We can never be worthy for Your sacrifice, unless we become the messengers of true faith... to uphold truth and dignify love as you often did in words and deeds! If we forget Your passion, nothing can magnify the purpose of Your death; and without a shepherd, this flock will aimlessly roam among rocks and weeds! Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci