Thread by @crazypastor

And they brought Jesus to Golgotha, which means, “the place of the skull.”

And they shot him. 39 times.

The trumped-up charges against him read, “This is a Black man who dared to live in white America.”

With him they murdered two other “terrorists,” dropping their bodies on his right, and his left.

They left him in the street for hours, taking bets on when someone would notice.

Those who passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying,

“You...snowflake. You who said, ‘I am unarmed, I pose no threat.’ Pathetic!

Raise yourself up from the dead if you’re so fucking special.”

The religious leaders also mocked him among themselves, saying,

“He was no angel. Why didn’t he just comply with the orders? He should have respected those in authority!”

When it was noon, darkness covered the whole land until three in the afternoon.

At three o’clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me??!??!"

Those who heard this said, “Ha! Listen! He thinks someone gives a shit about him!”

Then someone else ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him, saying, “Let’s see if another thug comes by and helps him up!”

Then Jesus….gave a loud cry. And died.

And the U.S. Supreme Court was torn in two, crumbling down from top to bottom.

When the police officer, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he died, said,

“Holy shit. Surely…we're complicit in this child’s death? His blood is on us and all who stood by...."

— Mark’s Gospel, adapted

*artwork: “The Tortured Christ,” Guido Rocha (1975) #GoodFriday

An important addition from @RichardSwanso12:

And the officer, when he saw that he thus died, said: “We've gotta control this guy because he's a sizable guy, looks like he's probably on something."

And there were women there, women who were watching.

Women who had followed him from the beginning all the way to the end.

And they said: “This child’s blood is on you. We see. We remember. We see.” Let all those with eyes, SEE.”