Refreshing Bread

Meditation by Fr. Cristian Laslo The Roman soldiers are taking Jesus up to Golgotha for the supreme sacrifice. For them it was only an amusement, for the Jews a revenge, but for the rest of mankind it was an act of kindness and mercy, the supreme act of love for the humanity. In the praetorium, or the Pilate’s palace court Jesus is stripped of his shirt and beaten without reason. Pilate thought that like that he could temper the Jewish accusers, but they did not have enough; they’ve received Barabbas, and now they wanted Jesus’ life. The soldiers are taking Jesus out of town, to the place called Golgotha and they are crucifying Him. Still, Jesus was praying for them. Unfortunately, the sacrifices for God were not stopped on Golgotha, but that was only the starting point for persecutions. Millions of Christians have died all over the places under this world rulers, and many are dying even today in Africa, Middle East or Asia. Just as Jesus, they are calling in their sufferings: “My God, My God, why hast thou