02/04/2021
“Forgive them Father, they know not what they do”
Only days before, His arrival was celebrated. He had not yet been betrayed, but He knew what was coming. He loved them anyways.
At the Last Holy Supper, after already having been betrayed by Judas, He washed all of their feet. God, serving His creation. He fed them with a Divine Meal of His Body and Blood. None were worthy, but they participated anyways... even the betrayer He trusted so much. He knew what was coming. He loved them anyways.
In the Garden, as Jesus is taken away, He peacefully accepts His role as the Sacrificial Victim. He was betrayed, beaten, mocked by the very same people who celebrated His arrival, denied 3 times by His most trusted apostle, and abandoned by all but a few. His own people hung Him on a cross, the same people He healed, taught, and soon would set free. He knew what was coming, He accepted His brutal death. He loved them anyways.