He Suffered

Strange as it might seem, the Christian Church has always summed up the whole earthly existence of her Lord in the two simple words: He suffered. Many others have attempted to write a glowing biography on the “life of Jesus”. Yet the Church has insistently confessed only this “He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered. . . . , was crucified, dead and buried.” Many have pointed to the exemplary life of the Man of Galilee. Many have referred to His teachings, marking...