When the chief priests object to the inscription on the cross, Pilate stands his ground: "What I have written, I have written." (In Latin: "Quod scripsi, scripsi.")
This is the Pilate who, during the trial, shuttled back and forth - inside, outside - trying to avoid the truth.
This is the Pilate who asked Jesus, "What is truth?"
Now, finally, Pilate - without even knowing the full implications - proclaims the truth. And he proclaims it in three languages: the language of Scripture (Hebrew), the official language of the Roman Empire (Latin), and the language in which this would be proclaimed throughout the known world (Greek).
Sometimes, when we finally face the truth, it's too late.
You've just started the last two weeks of Lent. Are there some truths you should face?
- Little Black Book, Diocese of Saginaw