We speak often of Christianity as an ascension out of the results of the Fall to our Lord Jesus Christ. And, we are right to do so. But in the last two weeks of Holy Week called Passiontide, we focus on descending with Christ as we journey with Him to and through His Passion. His journey to His Passion was one of great humility. The Lord of Lords, the Word of God condescends to place Himself in the hands of humanity so that humanity might be saved. Humility is the path to salvation as we are called to live in the same humility by taking up the Cross and dying that we might live.