"'What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called Christ?' Pilate asked. They all answered, 'Crucify him!' 'Why? What crime has he committed?' asked Pilate. But they shouted all the louder, 'Crucify him!'"
-- Mt. 21:1, 8-9 and 27:22-23
Fickle creatures, aren't we? It's easy to cluck our tongues and shake our heads at the ones who demanded Jesus' death, especially after the enthusiastic welcome he had received. But are we really all that different? When we focus on what we expect to receive from Christ rather than recognizing and trusting the nature of God to want and bring about what is best, it is easy to lose sight of reality.
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