Words From The Cross

To me it means Gods Will is done and therefore nothing further to fear. Have faith and Trust. Thank you Annie.

Utter submission to the Father's will right to the very end, a certain relief that Satan's pride had been brought down.

The same as Teetime really, the knowledge that there is no more to be done, and a certain relief perhaps that it has been done, and is now over.
There is always a sort of fatalistic relief (acceptance?) when things we do go wrong ( or when life just goes wrong) but there is no more that can be done, but in the instance of Jesus on the cross, it has gone right, not wrong.The fact that we are Christians discussing Easter is a testament to this.

To me it means perhaps an end to suffering, rest and peace.

To me this also means acceptance, there is nothing more we can do to change the situation that exists. We must accept and adapt, things are as they are.
Jesus is still talking to us today and things have never changed from that day to this.

If we think of the prophecies in the Old Testement then he had completed all so his work here was finished , for me it means completion of his earthly mission, we know it didn't end there

The plan for Jesus life was complete and He had completed all the work he had been set the most important of which was for us to be able to stand before Almighty God on the day of judgement and be seen through the light of Jesus the perfect sacrifice, the Lamb of God. Fully justified - just as if I had never sinned. We who acknowledge Jesus as Lord have nothing to fear on that day as Jesus has paid the price for all our sins, how amazing! Alleluiah!

The Pope is alleged to have said there is no hell.
Those who have sinned will just die and be forgotten , this makes me feel distressed that what we have always believed, that we must ask forgiveness and believe, to be saved is now in question.
In Holy Week I find this disconcerting.

www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/vatican-claim-pope-denied-hells-existence-unreliable
Anne this may help explain it.

Keep checking on what is said with the scriptures in the Bible because all that we need to know can only be found there.

Thank You Marydoll I have read that piece and have more understanding now.
Personal agenda for the journalist indeed.

7th Word

'FATHER INTO YOUR HANDS INTO YOUR HANDS I
COMMEND MY SPIRIT'

Let us remember

' in my fathers house are many mansions, if it was not true I would not have told you, for I go to prepare a place for you .

In the seven words we know he went ahead of us and for us, we all have suffering at some time in life, he experienced it all, pain, desertion, betrayal, mockery, concern for a loved one, the dark night of the soul, and this is the triumph and promise of The Cross .

For God so loved the word that he gave his Son,

Oh how loved we are

Father, into your hands I commend my Spirit.

Today's psalm response when during Good Friday's Celebration of the Lord's Passion we will reverence the Holy Cross .What love!

Lovely to share this with you all this Easter.

Thank you Anniebach and all who have followed the Words throughout this week. Looking forward now to the resurrection celebration.

I thank you all for sharing , x

Thank you Annie
You have allowed me slow down in mind and spirit and to walk with you.
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Cherry, I am grateful for the company x

Thank you Annie

God knows it all, feels it all and loves us all and all who believe and ask are in His hands. Just so very thankful it is so simple.

I really don't know about this except we should all hope when we say it at the time of our passing we will feel very comforted and happy.
Am I being simplistic ? Is it just Jesus who can ask and expect this? Are we good enough in our lives that we can ask and expect it will happen, is this the message we must take away from His death and sacrifice?

It is not a matter of being good enough. Think of the repentant thief. We just need to believe and repent. God loves us just as we are ,warts and all. There is nothing we can do to make God love us more. We are accepted just as we are.

I’m also thinking tonight, having read the gospel of John narrative at the Good Friday liturgy, this afternoon, of all those women named Mary at the foot of the cross. Hardly mentioned for the most part, but faithful to the end and undoubtedly the backbone of the disciples providing care, love and nurture. At the end of the account, Mary the mother of Jesus is committed to the care of ‘the disciple whom Jesus loved’. So His last act on earth was to look out for his mother and ensure her wellbeing.

Thank you Annie.

So much to think of in one week. Peter always comes to mind, how he must have felt denying his Lord because he was frightened .

Ann, think of Peter, I don't mean you deny Christ, but Christ chose Peter as one of the twelve, he knew Peter would deny him out of fear yet he loved him. He loved Thomas who doubted. This is how I believe it is with all of us, God knows what is in our hearts and when we make mistakes or fall on the narrow road he knows why , no matter the failing or the sin God knows why we failed or sinned . Quite simply - he loves us warts and all.

When we know we have done wrong and repent he knows if our repentance is sincere .

There has only ever been one perfect human being , he taught us to forgive , if he thought we were all perfect he would have had no need to tell us to - forgive as we are forgiven .

What love he pours on us