Between Eden and New Creation, we still deal with thorns and suffering. It was no accident that our Lord wore a crown of thorns. The Eternal Son came into a world of suffering, both to express His solidarity with the suffering and to lay the foundation for the full restoration of all things. Meanwhile, there are still thorns and all kinds of suffering that afflict us. He suffered with us; now we suffer with Him. To suffer with another is to know the most intimate of human bonds. So it is when we suffer with our Lord.
They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. And after twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and they knelt down before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” Matthew 27:28-29 (NASB)
