Let God Speak! Mark's Gospel

Day 45 Mark 15:1-47
The Trial and Death of Jesus

Mark’s description of the crucifixion is short and factual and can be read all the way though from the trial to the burial in one chapter. The Jewish way of counting hours is from sunrise (6am) to sunset (early evening). The third hour is 9am and so on. Crucifixion was a Roman punishment and was brutally painful and humiliating. It was unusual that Jesus died within 6 hours and that Joseph would be given permission to take away his body.

Read the whole of chapter 15 slowly and reflectively. 

Let God speak to you through it and
ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand why it was all necessary.

What impact has reading the account of the crucifixion of Jesus made on you?