On Good Friday I want to take extra time to meditate on Psalm 88. I had no idea that I would discover harsher realities about Jesus’ journey to the cross than I already knew from the Bible. On my recent trip to Jerusalem, when we were retracing the steps of Jesus, we walked into a place I had never heard of before. It is not described in any of the Gospels. I walked into a cistern that served as a holding cell in Jesus’ time. Since it was right by Caiaphas’ home and there were crosses etched in the walls, it is believed that Jesus may have been held in this place in the dark of night while they waited for morning to bring Him before Pilate. My experience in the cistern prison was a sacred moment. I didn’t fully comprehend where I was going as we walked down t...
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