Jesus was
Afflicted for our arrogance
Beaten to a pulp because of our behavior
Cursed for our carnality
Denied rest because of our addiction to pleasure
Exposed in the nude because of our sexual fantasies
Forsaken for our fallen nature
Gutted for our godlessness
Hurt because of our hatefulness
Injured for our insolence
Jacked up for a generation of jerks
Killed for our crimes
Laughed at for our license to sin
Murdered for our moral morass
Nailed to a cross for our narcissism
Ostracized for our outrageous acts
Pierced in his hands because we shake our fists at God
Questioned because of our crimes
Robbed of human rights so we could demand ours
Stripped to cover our shame
Tortured because of our autonomy
Undone because of our unworthiness
Vilified because of our vanity
Wounded for our transgressions
Xcommunicated by the religious
Yelled at by young and old alike
Zeroed in on but had done nothing wrong.
Jesus Christ . . .
hung naked for our pet sins
took the fall for our guilt
bled for our blood-borne pathogens
sweat, praying for our sorry souls
was separated from God for our restoration
He forgave despite or mockery
He loved despite our rejection
He prayed despite our carelessness
He suffered disgrace to win heaven’s grace for us
He smelled of blood and raw flesh to take away our stench
He laid down his life to give us eternal life
He was humiliated to restore humanity’s honor
He poured out his life so we could be forgiven
He was marred to restore our beauty
He starved in order to fill our lives
He died as a common criminal to save criminals
He died in darkness to save darkened souls
He died alone to save one person at a time
He died willingly to save whoever will receive Him
He died with the sins of the world charged against him
He died to impart forgiveness
Jesus tasted death for every person
Jesus was tempted in every way that we are tempted
Jesus suffered as the Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice
Jesus Christ died for our sins
the just for the unjust that he might bring us to God.
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