He could hear the crowds screaming "crucify" "crucify"... He
could hear the hatred in their voices. These were His chosen people. He
loved them. And they were going to crucify Him. He was beaten, bleeding
and weakened...His heart was broken, but He still walked. He could see
the crowd as He walked from the palace. He knew each of the faces so
well. He had created them. He knew every smile, laugh, and shed tear, but
now they were contorted with rage and anger...His heart broke, but still
He walked. Was He scared? You and I would have been, so His humanness
would heave mandated that He was. He felt alone. His disciples had left,
denied, and even betrayed Him. He searched the crowd for a loving face
and He saw very few. Then He turned His eyes to the only one that
mattered and He knew that He would never be alone. He looked back at the
crowd, at the people who were spitting at Him, throwing rocks at Him and
mocking Him and He knew that because of Him they would never be alone so
for them, He walked. The sounds of the hammer striking the spikes echoed
through the crowd. The sounds of His cries echoed even louder. The cheers
of the crowd, as His hands and feet were nailed to the cross, intensified
with every blow. Loudest of all was the still small voice inside His
heart that whispered "I am with you, my Son", and God's heart broke. He
had let His Son walk. Jesus could have asked God to end His suffering,
but instead He asked God to forgive. Not to forgive Him, but to forgive
those who were persecuting Him. As He hung on that cross, dying an
unimaginable death, He looked out and saw, not only the faces in the
crowd, but also the face of every person yet to be, and His heart was
filled with love. As His body was dying, His heart was alive. Alive with
the limitless, unconditional love He feels for each us. That is why He
walked. When I forget how much my God loves me, I remember His walk. When
I wonder if I can be forgiven, I remember His walk. When I need to show
Him how much I love Him, I wake up each morning, turn my eyes to Him, and
I walk.
Author Unknown
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