On Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus travelled from Bethany to Jerusalem where he has more confrontations with the priests. Following that, he and his disciples go the The Mount of Olives, where Jesus talks with the crowd and teaches them. On the way there, he is hungry and stops at a fig tree to get some figs. The tree is barren, and he curses it, and it withers. He compares the fig tree to people who are barren of spiritual fruits in their lives. The example of the fig tree reminds us that we are called to bear the fruit of our spiritual life in terms of how we influence the world about us. We are called to bear fruit. While Jesus is teaching, darkness is encroaching. Judas leaves the disciples and goes to the priests and Sanhedrin and negotiates to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. Followin his teaching at The Mount of Olives, Jesus returns to Bethany where he will stay all night, and all Wednesday, so far as we know.
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