Read Mark 14:1 through 16:20
Again and again they struck him on the head with a staff and spit on him (Mark 15:19).
As a mother my heart bleeds for Mary as she watches her firstborn son be tortured and crucified. Any doubt I may have had about the authenticity of Christ’s claim to be God is washed away by Mary’s silence.
Jesus was beaten. They nailed Him to a cross and crucified Him. For nine hours Jesus hung until He breathed His last.
Through it all, Mary was silent. I can’t help but believe that had Jesus been the result (as some believe) of a one-night stand with a Roman soldier or the product of a premature frolic with Joseph, she would have spoken up. She would have stood at the foot of His cross and denied Jesus’ claim to be the Son of God, just to save His life.
But she didn’t. She couldn’t. She knew the truth. She was a virgin, overshadowed by the Holy Spirit, caused to become the mother of the Son of God.
Thought for Today:
Fortunately, this is not where the story ends. Jesus was crucified in weakness, but raised in power to offer us life everlasting (2 Corinthians 13:4).
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