The scripture moves us forward. We may not want it, but we have moved from the feeling of impending death to death itself. It's easy, in the abstract, to say Jesus died for us, but devastating in the concrete. Today as we walk with him to the cross and stand and watch him as he dies, we do so from the point of view of Simon of Cyrene.

Dramatic Monologue: Simon Of Cyrene

I've heard it said that what you do can change the way you feel. If you want to reconcile with an enemy, they say, you have to do something peaceful toward him before you have any chance of feeling peace. I wouldn't have believed that if it hadn't been for Jesus.

I just happened to be there that day. I was just a Jew entering Jerusalem for Passover.

I wasn't a believer or a follower, and when it came to Jesus, I really …