The silent, suffering image of Jesus Christ appears to be one of defeat and surrender. The effect is reinforced as we see the onlookers mock and taunt him while he looks at them helplessly. But in that most inexplicable moment of suffering there is a mystery of victory. Christ won on the cross the greatest of all earthly victories. He defeated the ultimate foes of human beings, sin and death. In my own suffering as a Christ follower I see a possibility of a parallel. There is much to learn from the silence of Jesus Christ on his cross.
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