"[The Soldiers] began to salute him with, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him. They knelt before him in homage. And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the purple cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him out to crucify him. " - Mark 15:18-20We've all been there - you're in a crowd, and people are ganging up on someone else, making fun of them or otherwise causing them to feel bad. And instead of sticking up for them, you join in - maybe because it's fun, maybe because it's safer - but nonetheless, you don't stop them from what they're doing.
And I have to believe that, for some of these soldiers, they got caught up in the moment. Unfortunately for them, their moment just happened to be when the Son of God was being taunted and abused. And Jesus wasn't just any prisoner - and because of that, they get a dubious place in history.
But because Jesus wasn't just any man, they also can receive his forgiveness - just like we can. Like them, all we need to do is ask for it, and it will be given.
Even at his - and our - darkest moments, Jesus is there. Always.
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