Many people whose children or parents have decided to “go no contact” with them see themselves in these famous words of the Prophet Isaiah. Their own way of the cross may not include the physical torture of the Lord, but they bear His loneliness, rejection, and desolation.
For most Christians, today marks the celebration of Palm Sunday and the beginning of what is called Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, Jesus entered Jerusalem with gestures that would confirm the throngs of followers who saw Him as the Messianic king and shouted “Hosanna!” to Him. Over the next week, however, their expectations were turned upside down. His glorious triumph over sin and death was achieved by following a path of suffering and death.
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