Labyrinth - Trial

No. 9 The Trial

Bible Text
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowd to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus executed.
“Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” asked the governor.
“Barabbas,” they answered.
“What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called the Messiah?” Pilate asked.
They all answered, “Crucify him!”
“Why? What crime has he committed?” asked Pilate.
But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify him!”
When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd.
“I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “It is your responsibility!”
All the people answered, “His blood is on us and on our children!”
Then he released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified.

Matthew Chapter 27, verses 20-26

Prayer
Lord Jesus,
You were a victim of an unfair trial,
Of false and distorted evidence,
Of an unjust and brutal sentence.
May we never forget Prisoners of Conscience of our own day,
May we find courage to speak and act against injustice,
May we never turn away and wash our hands of our responsibilities.
Amen