It is the last day of Holy Week.

It's the last day of Holy Week.
The centurion and those who guarded Jesus were the ones who actually crucified him...
I believe they were the ones who put him on the cross... 🤔
...They may have been the ones who put the crown of thorns on him and insulted him by shouting, "Hail the King of the Jews!"
...They were probably also the ones who divided up the undergarments they stripped from Jesus at the bottom of the cross by casting lots... 😨
They were likely the ones who mocked and cursed Jesus, saying, "If you're the Son of God, come down from the cross, and then we might believe you."
...The centurion who insulted Jesus said, "This man really was the Son of God!"

…I, too, once laughed at Jesus Christ, thinking he was just a great man and that the Bible was a made-up story…😥
…I didn't know…😓
…Jesus prayed,
"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." 🛐
…May you be transformed into someone who prays,
"Father, forgive them 🙏" even to those who laugh at you for being a Christian.

Shalom 😃

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.