Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

The first time I heard the word triage was when I was young and watching the TV show M*A*S*H -- a show about doctors and nurses during the Korean War. Ambulances full of wounded soldiers would come into the hospital compound and the doctors had to triage them -- determine who got treated first. Doctors and nurses still do this today, which you know if you've ever been to the Emergency Room at the hospital. If your problem isn't acute or life-threatening, you'll probably have to wait your turn. Well, Jesus seemed to get His triage wrong today. And people were frequently telling Jesus He wasn't doing it right. Well, turns out, both on the cross and in this account, Jesus knew exactly what He was doing.