Getting started
Think back to a time when you felt as
though God were absent from your life. What happened to make it work out?
Exploring God’s word
1 What is Pilate’s first question to
Jesus? What answer does he receive? What do you think is Pilate’s opinion of
Jesus? How does he attempt to secure a discharge for Jesus? Why is he thwarted
in his efforts?
2 What do the soldiers do to Jesus? What
do you think lies behind their desire to humiliate him? What happens on the way
out of the city? Why do the soldiers offer Jesus the wine and gall mixture? How
does Jesus respond to this? What do you suppose is the reason behind his
refusal?
3 Once Jesus is on the cross, how do the
soldiers occupy their time? What is the official charge against Jesus? What are
the taunts yelled at him from the passers-by and the religious officials? Can
you detect an irony in them?
4 Trace the events that take place
beginning at the sixth hour (noon). What effect do they have on the centurion
and the other guards?
5 How do you suppose the women felt as
they watched from a distance? Which of these events makes the deepest
impression on you?
For further thought and action
St Paul spoke of Christ crucified as
“a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are
called … Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God”
(1 Corinthians 1:23,24). How does this work out in your life today?
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