Easter is Past . . . Where is Jesus Now?: Like Peter, Sometimes We Are Not Prepared for the Way Life is Going to Treat Us

The entire Easter story is full of tension and contradictions. And the disciples had to live through all of it: The glorious entry into Jerusalem, the repeated sparring with the Jewish religious leaders, followed by Jesus’ apprehension, the religious and secular court hearings, the crucifixion and finally his burial. It all must have seemed like a huge storm with a terrible, tragic end. And in spite of all the warnings and predictions Jesus had given them, they were not prepared for it.