{"id":3216,"date":"2021-04-02T15:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clincarthill.org.uk\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2021-03-27T20:40:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T20:40:12","slug":"holyweek2021-good-friday-reflection-4-jesus-stands-before-herod-and-pilate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clincarthill.org.uk\/index.php\/holyweek2021-good-friday-reflection-4-jesus-stands-before-herod-and-pilate\/","title":{"rendered":"#HolyWeek2021 &#8211; Good Friday Reflection 4: Jesus Stands Before Herod and Pilate"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BV9P2Sy5CnQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Our Good Friday reflections continue. My name is John, and we return to the Gospel according to Luke, chapter 22, as Jesus stands before Pilate and Herod, in a mock trial:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><sup>66<\/sup><\/strong>At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and the teachers of the law, met together, and Jesus was led before them. <strong><sup>67<\/sup><\/strong>\u2018If you are the Messiah,\u2019 they said, \u2018tell us.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Jesus answered, \u2018If I tell you, you will not believe me, <strong><sup>68<\/sup><\/strong>and if I asked you, you would not answer. <strong><sup>69<\/sup><\/strong>But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>70<\/sup><\/strong>They all asked, \u2018Are you then the Son of God?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He replied, \u2018You say that I am.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>71<\/sup><\/strong>Then they said, \u2018Why do we need any more testimony? We have heard it from his own lips.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/strong>Then the whole assembly rose and led him off to Pilate. <strong><sup>2<\/sup><\/strong>And they began to accuse him, saying, \u2018We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>3<\/sup><\/strong>So Pilate asked Jesus, \u2018Are you the king of the Jews?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018You have said so,\u2019 Jesus replied.<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>4<\/sup><\/strong>Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, \u2018I find no basis for a charge against this man.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>5<\/sup><\/strong>But they insisted, \u2018He stirs up the people all over Judea by his teaching. He started in Galilee and has come all the way here.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>6<\/sup><\/strong>On hearing this, Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean. <strong><sup>7<\/sup><\/strong>When he learned that Jesus was under Herod\u2019s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>8<\/sup><\/strong>When Herod saw Jesus, he was greatly pleased, because for a long time he had been wanting to see him. From what he had heard about him, he hoped to see him perform a sign of some sort. <strong><sup>9<\/sup><\/strong>He plied him with many questions, but Jesus gave him no answer. <strong><sup>10<\/sup><\/strong>The chief priests and the teachers of the law were standing there, vehemently accusing him. <strong><sup>11<\/sup><\/strong>Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate. <strong><sup>12<\/sup><\/strong>That day Herod and Pilate became friends \u2013 before this they had been enemies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Take a moment, and reflect: How would you feel if someone washed their hands of you? How would it feel to have no one on your side? Place yourself in Jesus\u2019 position. Imagine the heartache. Imagine the feeling of abandonment. Jesus had done nothing wrong, yet they still cried, \u201cCrucify him!\u201d And Pilate literally washed his hands of Jesus. We are responsible for the blood that was spilled. We are responsible for crucifying Jesus. Meditate on this in prayer.<\/p>\n<p>Our next reflection is available from: 4pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Good Friday reflections continue. 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