STATIONS OF THE CROSS
I. JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
Digital Collage, Jean-Marie Lee, 2017
PLOGS BELOW (JML's Poetic Commentary)
I. JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH
V. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
R. Because by your holy Cross you have
redeemed the world
.
It is after ten in the morning. The trial is moving to its close.
There has been no conclusive evidence. The judge knows
that his enemies have handed Jesus over to him out of envy,
and he tries an absurd move: a choice between Barabbas,
a criminal accused of robbery and murder, and Jesus, who
says he is Christ. The people choose Barabbas. Pilate is
frightened by the growing uproar. So he sends for water, and
washes his hands in the sight of the people, saying
as he does so: “I am innocent of the blood of this just man;
it is your affair.” And having had Jesus scourged, he hands him
over to them to be crucified. Their frenzied and possessed
throats fall silent. As if God had already been vanquished...
If only you and I had recognized the day of the Lord!
Our Father... Hail Mary...
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord
R. Have mercy on us.
Plog Post: Friday, March 31, 2017