Experience the power of God in real-time…on Twitter! To commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion and death, Trinity Episcopal Church in Manhattan tweeted its three-hour reenactment of the Stations of the Cross today. Well-known twitterers included Jesus Christ, Mary Mother of Jesus, and Pontius Pilate. And in between their tweets, world-wide followers shared their thoughts. Here are some excerpts:
Pontius Pilate: What harm has this man done? Why does the crowd cheer on his murder? I wash my hands of this. They can do what th…
jgderuvo: Guys, stay within the 140 character limit…it’s truncating, ruining the effect!
JesusChrist: Let the sctriptures be fulfilled. It is as the prophets wrote. I am who you say I am.
romanguard1: I’ve got dibs on his robe, but if you guys want to cast lots for the rest of his clothes, I’m cool with that.
mrst72443: I am sure I am missing out on somethign here. I guess I do not understand this TWS thing. How and what do I DO???
JesusChrist: Forgive them, they know not what they do.
Will twittevangelism replace televangelism? Judging by today’s tweeting it looks like St. Isidore of Seville, the sixth-century scholar who Pope John Paul named patron saint of the internet, is praying for the church to keep up with the times.
