The climb to Calvary is complete; a moment\u2019s rest awaits. But the humiliation continues, as the guards strip Jesus of His garments. He is left naked, exposed, vulnerable. But this is the very form of love, the trustful abandonment of all defenses. Unlike Adam, who, in his nakedness, hid himself in fear, the New Adam does not seek to cover Himself. He has no one to fear: God is His loving Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe world seeks freedom in the accumulation of possessions and power. It forgets that the only people who are truly free are those who have nothing left to lose.
Despoiled of everything, detached from everything, they are \u201cfree from all men\u201d and all things. It can be truly said that their death is already behind them, because all their \u201ctreasure\u201d is now in God and in him alone.<\/p>\nJacques Philippe, Interior Freedom<\/em><\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n