Day of Death

With the nation focused on the imminent death of a brain-damaged woman in a Florida hospice, let us ponder the death of a Man on a hill outside Jerusalem nearly two millennia ago. Crucified between two thieves, He willingly laid down His life for you and me, sanctifying our sufferings for all time by His participation in them. This death–seemingly a brutal and senseless episode at the time–was for us the indispensable gateway to life.