In John 18, Jesus is arrested and betrayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus will be put on trial by the High Priest, Pilate, and Herod. The crowds will shout “crucify him.” Jesus will be mocked, beaten, whipped, receive a crown of thorns, and ultimately be crucified. From the garden, we follow Jesus into death and the grave. Though we might see these events as a series of tragedies, this is the way of the Cross that Jesus has chosen. A few days before his crucifixion Jesus said, “Unless a seed falls into the ground and dies it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24) Jesus has willingly joined all of humanity in our journey away from the paradise the garden and into our desolation of the grave. On this Good Friday we reflect on the truth that Jesus has entered the grave “so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death”(Hebrews 2:14).

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