“Who do you say that I am?”

The Triduum is almost here. I plan to take, or at least do my best to take, a thoroughgoing hiatus from things political, though I will work on a few “Diary” reflections on Christ’s passion and death. In this spirit, let me recommend Donna Wasson’s essay on Pontius Pilate in this week’s Burnside Writers Collective. Here’s the conclusion, just to whet your appetite:

So who was this man, this normally ruthless, brutal, cold-blooded governor of Judea? When confronted with Jesus, what happened to his customarily unyielding, heavy-handed methods of dealing with accused criminals? Was it the early hour that softened his stance? Was it the unexpected warning from his wife not to deal with, “this righteous man”? Or was it something else? Did he somehow subconsciously recognize the Deity of Christ? I have to wonder which man was the “real” Pilate and if his life was forever changed by his encounter with the Son of God.

Read the whole thing.

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