As we think about the cross, what comes to our minds? For most, I think it is that Jesus died for our sins. The cross has become a sign of hope and healing for all who believe. It is a symbol of beauty, not torture.
For the first disciples the cross was a sign of brutal death and the dashing of all hope. It became a memory that would forever shape their faith. They saw with their own eyes what sinful men will do to a perfect savior. They witnessed pure evil and hatred of everything good. They were overwhelmed with fear!
Imagine the hopelessness that they must have felt. Imagine the desperation that they must have suffered. It is hard for me to wrap my mind around the depths of their pain.
But something was about to radically change their point of view! Sunday was coming.
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