On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau

How it begins

It was in the Garden of Gethsemane that the risen Son of God showed Himself, as a simple gardener, to the penitent sinner. The miracle has become a pious tradition. It happened long, long ago, and no eye has ever beheld Him since. Even when the risen Lord walked among the men and women of His own day, only those saw Him who wished to do so. But those who wish to see Him, see Him now; and those who wish to seek Him, find Him now. The Garden of Gethsemane has disappeared--the hot sun of the East has withered it. All things are subject to change.