It s not a bad thing to be reminded from time to time of our frailty. It s not a bad thing to realize that our lives are really hanging by a slender thread most of the time. It s not a bad thing to realize that we are creatures not if it makes us change for the better. That s what Jesus wants for all of us, which is why he tweaks their apprehensions. Don t worry about Pilate and the other things that can come crashing down on your heads.
Bad things happen and sometimes there is nobody to blame.
Maybe you are familiar with Jimmy Buffet s song, Wastin away at Margaritaville. It s about a guy moaning in his juice, feeling sorry for himself, who s gotten himself stoned in a bar drinking margaritas. Every stanza he blames somebody. First, he goes, some people claim that there s a woman to blame, but I know, it s my own darn fault. Then after a few more margaritas, he sings, Some people claim that there s a woman to blame, but I know it s nobody s fault.