Psalm 129: Attacked and whipped
 
When Jesus walked to the Place of the Skull,
the cross over his shoulders,
did the crowd call out to him: “Bless you!
The blessing of God be upon you!”? No!
They spat on him and laughed at him.
When Jesus walked with the cross -
his back whipped and bleeding,
his body punched and kicked -
good people turned away in shame.
But it was Jesus who called out blessing,
Jesus who asked God to forgive,
Jesus who loved so much that he died for you and me.