JIM CAIN
The scene is very simple.
A grove of twisted olive trees. Ground cluttered with large rocks.
A low stone fence
dark, dark night
See the solitary figure? Flat on the ground, face stained
with dirt & tears, eyes wide open almost stupor like in fear.
Fear matted with salty sweat. Is that the crimson stain of
blood on his forehead? That’s Jesus in the garden of
Gethsemane. We see an agonizing, straining, 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 wondering for our on suffering.
God was never more human than at this moment, on this
night. God was never nearer to us than when He was
hurting. He was looked down upon, rejected. He
understands the agonies we go through because he’s been
through them himself.
Join Jesus and us at Central UMC as we observe Holy
Week and its leading us to Easter!
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