Jesus’ trial was far from fair. He was arrested secretly in the middle of the night and the witnesses coached to lie about Jesus couldn’t even agree on their story. The trial was illegal. Once they had convicted him, they abused and humiliated him.
I wonder how he felt, standing before the religious leaders of his people, knowing that they had the power to do anything to him and he had no protection… Scared? Alone? Despairing?
There are lots of people who face similar illegal trials today. Many people are imprisoned for the “crime” of opposing their government, or for their faith. Some are imprisoned and tortured without having had a trial.
The jumpsuit and cuffs represent the uniform worn by the prisoners of the “war on terror” in Guantanamo Bay. They are one example of many around the world today. I wonder how easy it is to misuse power when we have it?
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