Imagine Jesus
and His disciples singing, “This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice
and be glad” mere moments before His violent arrest, just days before His crucifixion.
“And when they had sung a hymn,
[specifically from Psalms 115-118 celebrating triumph and deliverance], they
went out to the Mount of Olives” (Matthew 26:30).
Why was Jesus
singing under impending horrific circumstances?
Praise at the
Passover was not only Hebrew tradition; for Jesus it was also soul preparation.
Preparing Him for unjust physical and emotional abuse during His trials and
crucifixion. Jesus prepared well. Humble and mostly silent without a
hint of anger, praise had given Jesus a sense of absolute, composed surrender
to His Father’s will.
