“5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” — Matthew 28:5-6 The central symbol of Christianity is the cross, as we identify with Christ’s suffering. But …
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Into your hands, I commit my spirit
46 Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” And having said this he breathed his last. — Luke 23:46
It is finished
30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished” — John 19:30a
I thirst
28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his mouth. — John 19:28-29 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for …
Eli! Eli! Lema Sabachthani?
46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” —Matthew 27:46 Jesus is quoting King David from Psalm 22. I find myself saying these words myself, more often than I care to admit. I don’t …
Darkness
33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. — Mark 15:33
Your mother, your son
26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. — John 19:26-27 When I visited an oasis in the Middle East with friends, …
Today you will be with me in Paradise
43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” — Luke 23:43 I wonder who this man was? The thief, dying on the cross beside Jesus, who rebuked the other and asked him to remember him when he came in his kingdom. What had he done? I wonder …
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do
34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. — Luke 23:34 I’ve been in this story. The guilty standing by, watching as someone else pays the price for my wrongs. I might as well be hammering the nails in myself. “Father forgive him, …
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