What is it with Jesus and lambs? How did this fluffy, gentle creature become so central to Jesus’ teaching and eternal identity?

There is something about the non-threatening gentleness of the lamb, even in the midst of the kill-or-be-killed ways of our world, that speaks of the eternal nature of God’s kingdom ways. Uncompromising gentleness is a stark contrast next to the intrinsic viciousness of how our world does its business.

The power of the gentleness is in where its confidence is placed. This is not confidence in brute force or dominance. Gentleness is the lived assurance that God’s ways will prevail in the end. Gentleness is a sign that the kingdom is among us.