I had held many hard men on my wooden arms. By now I'd lost track of their sins and crimes. This Man, though, was different.
Even as the soldiers placed His back against me, I felt it. This was a man without sin. I wanted to shout, to proclaim His innocence. But who would have believed me?
After all, I was just a cross.
They fixed a sign to my top. I listened as one of the soldiers read, "'King of the Jews.' Well, they must not like Him very much."
His companion shivered. "Let's just go, Maximus. I don't like this place. And I don't like what we're doing."
"Not superstitious, are you? To tell truth, I feel something about the hill too." Both men turned to go downhill.
"Forgive them... They know not what they do." The King sagged against me, His breath shallow with pain.
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