4/10/20: Good Friday: The Cup the Father Gave Us

The Passion of St. John begins and ends in a garden, a seemingly insignificant detail that helps us to understand what is happening here. Just like a serpent (Satan) intruded into the Garden of Eden, so Judas (under the influence of Satan) intrudes into the garden of the Lord's Passion. While the old Adam succumbs to Satan's influence in disobedience to the Father, the new Adam is victorious over Satan. Even though Jesus allows himself to be taken and to suffer, because he remains obedient to the Father, he is (despite appearances) victorious over sin and death.