Day Thirty-Five // April 6 // The Roots of Abandonment “It was always himself that the coward abandoned first. After this, all other betrayals came easily.” – Cormac McCarthy –
Half tepid assurance, half eager thrill, the disciples had done what He’d asked. They had found the promised colt and followed Him down the storied mountain: into the valley, into the city and into His passion. It all began so well. “Hallelujah!” they shouted. “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” It was all working out. It was all going to plan. Surely, Jesus was entering Jerusalem to redeem Israel. Surely, He was there to display the awesome power of God. They clung to their hopes; they clung to their dreams. They needed Him to be who they expected Him to be: triumphant, commanding, supreme – a warrior,
