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he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!”Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!”

Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise

“…then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. ” Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”

… then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” 

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

Today, we start looking at the so-called “Seven Sayings on the Cross,” or as it is sometimes named, the “Seven Words of Jesus on the Cross.”

Sometimes, when I think of what Jesus willingly endured for me despite my sin and rebellion, I weep. What incredible love He has for us.

He might be hoidden from our view but God never leaves us.

Old Ned said to Ed, “If there is a God, why isn’t He doing more about the poverty, suffering, and injustice in the world? Surely He could easily do more than He seems to be doing now.”

Watching them helped me see the metaphor of Christ being the shepherd more clearly.