Maximum security

Hanging off the nails rammed through his hands and feet, the women watching from afar, Jesus' closest friend and the only person who understood what was going on, was a death-row crim who had committed such heinous crimes he deserved to die this slow, cruel way. Jesus' twelve protégés deserted him when he needed them most and fled, although Peter turned back and followed him at a distance, only to later baldly deny his master and friend. John must have repented too, for, hours later, we see Jesus speaking to him from the cross.

The disciples are no examples for us here. It's only later after Jesus' resurrection, that they become great men. Our true example and Christian brother is the maximum security crim who looked at the guy hanging next to him, just as hideous and pathetic in his blood and sweat and shit, and asked mercy from the King.