The Only Son
Christ Instructing Niccodemus - Crijn Hendricksz He comes to Jesus under the cloak of darkness. He is fearful, pulling his garment over his head. He peers at the ground, hoping to be unseen, like the poor and unrighteous. But he has wealth and he understands the scriptures. Most in his sect would not support his desire to speak with the itinerant preacher. They had heard some of the Rabbi's teachings and did not approve. He did not want to feel the stares of ridicule or listen to their words of mockery. So he waits until night and then slips into the street where the darkness will absorb him into its anonymity. He has heard much about this Jesus. His words hold authority. He has captivated the lonely, the diseased, those who have never considered themselves worthy of hearing. He speaks of God in a way alien to the scribes. He shares the scriptures as if they are alive, and are not just symbols scratched onto papyrus....