Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

Jesus had been going about His business for some time now. He could have stayed up in Galilee and Samaria, kept doing amazing things, lead a comfortable life. But Jesus wanted so much more than that. Not for Himself, of course, but for you. And so when the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up -- that is, taken up on the cross, He did not turn away -- He set His face to go to Jerusalem. And thank God for that! But not just that Jesus set His face to go to Jerusalem, but that long before this, God set His face toward us.