There are moments that disturb the moral imagination. The trial of Jesus is one of them. Two men stand before the system—Jesus the Savior and Barabbas the thief. One restored life; the other destroyed it. One lifted the dignity of the people; the other robbed it.
One healed wounds; the other inflicted them. Yet when the moment of choice arrived, the people shouted for Barabbas. It is a decision that seems irrational and immoral. And yet it keeps happening. In Scripture. In history. And today—in Kenya.