This year as the holy days of three great religions overlap, Rochester Witness for Palestine is offering reflections from Jewish, Muslim and Christian perspectives. Here is a Christian perspective.
I remember this week how Jesus was crucified by the Roman Occupation of Palestine with the approval of religious authorities. He was crucified because his life and teaching were in stark contrast to the powers that kept the poor under their thumb.
The book of Hebrews says of Jesus, “Who, for the joy that was set before him endured the cross. . .”
Jesus did not rely on brute power to do his work. He did not lead armies or bear arms. He endured all the forces upon which nations and many professed Christians rely. He could, as the Gospels say, have called down legions of angels to help him. He refused. Instead he offered a more excellent way.
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