Friday; March 6
If you are a Texan, today is a significant day for you. It was on March 6, 1836 that the forces of the Mexican army led by Santa Anna finally defeated the volunteers who had occupied the Alamo in San Antonio. The rag-tag band of renegades held off the professional soldiers for thirteen days, but they were finally overpowered. While this might seem like a day to be mourned, something odd happened on that day. Rising from a memory of this heroism came the cry, “Remember the Alamo” and a commitment to defeat the Mexican troops. The independence of Texas wouldn’t come for several years, but this event would play an important (emotional) role in what would happen in the 1840s. As I thought about the Alamo, I got to thinking about another seemingly devastating event that eventually became a significant event in spiritual history. You see, on the day Jesus was crucified, it seemed like the end was near for His band of disciples. Yet, within the next few y