
All we disciples walked into Bethany. Jesus stopped and told us to go and get a donkey and bring it back to him. He told us what to tell the man that owned it. So we went and brought the donkey back to Jesus and we took our coats off and made a soft saddle for him. Then we followed him as he rode into Jerusalem. There people saw him and became excited and ran outside. They put palm branches onto the ground and some even put their clothes down on the ground.
The next morning, Jesus went to the temple to pray, but when he got there, there was a market going on and they were selling animals and changing money. Jesus got angry and shouted at the people and told them it was a place for praying and serving God not a place for robbers.
It was coming up to the Passover meal and Jesus told us what we had to do. We went up to the room upstairs and had our meal. Jesus went around and started washing the disciple’s feet. After that Jesus broke the bread and thanked God and gave it to the disciples then he did the same with the wine. He told us that one of us was going to betray him. All the disciples looked at each other. We all asked Jesus who was going to betray him. He said the one I give bread to. He took the bread dipped in wine and gave it to Judas Iscariot. He then said “go do what you must.” And Judas left the table and went downstairs. Then Jesus told Peter he was going to deny him three times before the rooster crows the next morning.
That night we went to the garden of Gethsemane. There he was arrested by the soldiers with Judas. Peter jumped at a soldier and cut off his ear. Jesus touched his ear and healed it. He said to P7eter put your sword away! All the disciples were scared and ran away.
He was taken to Pilate because they wanted him to be crucified. Pilate did not want Jesus to be crucified and he asked the crowd some questions but they just shouted louder, “Crucify him!’’ he washed hands in front of the crowd and said, “I am not guilty of this man’s blood.” So he had Jesus whipped and handed over to be crucified.
Jesus had to carry his cross to Golgotha. I was there with Mary when they nailed him to the cross. I watched it all. While Jesus was on the cross he said to me, “John look after my mother as if you were her son so I did that. There was a strange darkness for 6 hours. Then Jesus said “My God, my God why have you forsaken me!” and he bowed his head and died.
by Aisling