The Cross He Bore

So now Resurrection Sunday is over and you’re wondering how you can keep meditating on the cross of the Lord.  Well, I just thought I’d pass on a book I read over the last few weeks.  It’s actually a very short book – the chapters are only about 6 or 7 little pages, and the whole book is only 100 pages.  But it had a rare ability to push me back to the Scriptures that tell us about the last hours before Jesus died.

The book is called The Cross He Bore, and it’s by the late Frederick S. Leahy.  It’s simply packed with insight, and will bring you back once again to Christ’s passion – to consider things you might have forgotten, or never really thought about.  And most of all, to draw you to worship.  Leahy pulls in all kinds of Scriptures that will deepen you understanding of how the garden and cross fit in with the rest of God’s plan.

For example, is there any significance in the name of the garden of Gethsamene?  Why did Jesus remain silent at some of the questions his accusers asked, and then answer other questions?  Why did Christ die outside the city?  Why did He accept one "cup" on the cross, and refuse another?

At the moment selling for $5.99, it’s hard to think of a better way to spend a few dollars.