For the joy set before Christ Jesus, He endured the cross. Unlike many people, He was not trapped in the subtleties of inertia. He was not apathetic, inactive, or unwilling to extend His hands and words of grace. He merely listened for His Father to speak, and then He responded. There were times that He spit on the ground, and there were times when He wrote in the dirt. What was Jesus doing? He was liberating people from their rigid and imaginary viewpoints of a distant and disconnected God. He led people into green pastures and beside still waters to give them a sense of safety and awaken them to an inspiring vision. Jesus was unveiling the portrait of His Daddy. And, He was demonstrating that His Father wanted an up close and personal relationship with all humanity.