This sermon was preached on March 20, 2016 for Palm/Passion Sunday at Grace Episcopal Church in Medford, MA. The texts for this sermon were: Isaiah 50:4-9a , Philippians 2:5-11 , Luke 22:14-23:56 , and Psalm 31:9-16 . In the midst of all this horrific torture and sadness, we hear Jesus's words to the weeping women, the criminals beside him, and to God his Father. However, Luke only writes down three words that Jesus has to say directly to his accusers and torturers. "Then Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “You say so.”" When I was a kid, there was this saying that adults would tell us to say in response to bullying. “I’m rubber, you’re glue,” they’d instruct us to chant. “Whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you!” The intent, of course, was to demonstrate that another person’s cruel comments reveal more about the bully’s character than they do about their victim’s. Granted, every time I’ve ever seen a kid try it, it’s backf