Some time ago there was a stage play called Construction. It was the story of some people who wanted to build a wall. But there was a young man there who urged them instead to build a bridge. The people turned on him and killed him because of what he wanted them to do. After they killed him one of the characters said, "We can't go on crucifying the truth forever."1

When Jesus went to Jerusalem he found a wall. He had come to build a bridge. But he knew all along that on the other side of the wall his crucifixion awaited him.

One of the hotels where we have stayed in Jerusalem is located on the Mount of Olives. You can look back behind that hotel toward Bethany and Bethphage. Standing out in front of that hotel you can look over the wall into the old city of Jerusalem. Usually a man is th…