He wasn't some handsome king. Nothing about the way he looked made him attractive to us.
He was hated and rejected; his life was filled with sorrow and terrible suffering. No one wanted to look at him. We despised him and said, "He is a nobody!" He suffered and endured great pain for us, but we thought his suffering was punishment from God. He was wounded and crushed because of our sins; by taking our punishment, he made us completely well. (Isa 53:2-5, CEV)
"As they were talking and thinking about what had happened, Jesus came near and started walking along beside them." (Luke 24:14,15) “The cross, though it has at its heart a collision and a contradiction, can extend its four arms for ever without altering its shape. Because it has a paradox in its centre it can grow without changing. The cross opens its arms to the four winds; it is a signpost for free travelers.” - G.K. Chesterton, "Orthodoxy"
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