Emotions of Passion Week - Betrayal
God loves variety. He created day and night, and nature’s seasons. I love spring! That suits me well. What a delight to feel the warmth of the sun and to relish the light of day a little longer each day. But God designed summer and winter and fall as well. Another variety built into God’s creation is human emotion. Seasons look calm and passionless when it comes to human emotions. We pass through many different emotions. You may feel fear, sadness, joy, doubt, delight, anxiety, and relief all in one day. Perhaps some people feel these all in one hour. As we gain age and experience, we learn to control and even channel these different emotions for good rather than allowing them to control us. One comforting thought is that Jesus not only designed us to emote, but He too felt human emotions. Christ, the Son of God, took on human flesh and with that He took on the emotions of humanity. In a very real sense, He feels your pain. Perhaps no other week did He feel these