Building the Road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection

The road from he Crucifixion to the Resurrection was built. We contributed to its construction. So did Jesus. Our contribution, however, was different than Jesus’s contribution. The raw materials that we supplied for the construction of the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection were torture, suffering, killing and death. Jesus did not contribute revenge, retaliation or retribution. Jesus contributed forgiveness.

Fixing the Roughness of the Road

Construction of the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection was a cooperative endeavor between Jesus and the children of Adam and Eve. Our contribution was torture, suffering, killing and death. We built a rough road for Jesus - a very rough road for him. Jesus fixed the roughness of the road. His contribution to the construction of the road was forgiveness. To know forgiveness is to know God. "Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;".

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