We are still here in the season of Lent. I imagine some of you may be fasting. Some of you may have given something up. All of these are an important part of Lent.
But ultimately, Lent is about Jesus’ journey to the cross. In fact, in the gospel of Luke, from the end of Chapter 9 until the cross, the story is about Jesus going to Jerusalem, going to the cross, and what happens along that road. In 9:51, Luke says that Jesus set his face to go to Jerusalem. And Lent is our time to accompany Jesus on that journey. To journey to the cross.
Of course, this journey begs the question, why did Jesus die?
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