While there are a multitude of words to describe Jesus the Christ, such as Son of God, Messiah, Redeemer, Prince of Peace, Savior, and so on, one of those words that seems to be seldom used is endurance. That is to say, when we consider who Christ was, and the injustices that happened to him, such as the mockery, the beatings, the contempt, the betrayal, and the crucifixion, we then need to take into fair reflection that to suffer those things necessitated not just surrender to God, but also the endurance and devotion to do so, on our behalf.
This thus signifies that it isn’t good enough to just see Christ as a great prophet, or avatar, or even our Messiah, without understanding that He suffered and that He endured it for our sakes, because Christ had the power to do something about it to save Himself, but did not do so, because the enduring lesson that we need to take to heart is that there is most definitely a price to pay for sin, for evil, and for things that we have done wrong, which therefore necessitates a true sacrifice, and that sacrifice was made by Christ, not only because He loves us, but because it was necessary to help rectify wrongs that had been done by us.
So then, all those that have erred in their behavior, need to better understand that our thoughts and actions have consequences, and in order for things to be set right, there needs to be something done that will take care of these issues, and a simple apology or a promise to do better in the future will not do, because that, quite frankly, is not enough.
Each of us needs to reflect upon the fact that there are fair consequences for our bad actions, and that the best way to make good on these mistakes, is to not only to do right where there has been wrong, but also to recognize that negative like for like, such as violence in response to violence, or insults in response to insults, is not ever going to get the job done. Rather, we are required not just to find a better and more constructive way to deal with things as they are, but also to make good on that which was wrong -- we too are going to have to demonstrate our endurance as our tribute to God.
Indeed, there is no easy path to get to the only destination worth arriving at, which means that this life represents our opportunity to utilize our free will in a way and manner that we do homage to that which created us, by thus making amends where we have done wrong, by subsequently doing the right thing; and also when the times require such, to endure what we need to endure, to assure ourselves that not only will we have done our good part on behalf of our brothers and sisters, but also that when put to the test, we did not waver, nor complain, but we endured, as did Christ, before us.