Day Thirty–Nine // April 2 // The Willing Heart of Christ (Good Friday) “…nevertheless…” – Jesus –
It had all led to this moment. The prayers. The miracles. The miles. They led to this one, cataclysmic moment as all the powers of hell and earth waged war against Perfection. And it started in a place where many things start in the Bible: it started in a garden. It started in a garden where He might have played as a young boy, under the same gnarled branches from which He may have swung. It started with honest and bloody tears as He gave Himself over to the perfect plan of God – willingly, willfully choosing to surrender: “Nevertheless.” With that one word, all the angels found their footing. With that one word, the demons howled and
