
The Bitter Cup
"But Jesus answered by saying to them, 'You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?'” Matthew 20:22 Have you ever felt betrayed by someone? Has anyone done something that betrayed your trust? When I consider the chapters in the Bible that describe Jesus’ crucifixion, I find them difficult to read. How can a loving Father purpose for His only Son, His Son who did not have any sin at all, to be ridiculed, put o