The Seven Last Words: A Reflection
As a skinny little girl in pigtails, I never understood the "Seven Last Words." "If there were seven last words, why in the world is the preacher saying so many words?" I'd think. No longer a skinny little girl in pigtails, I've come to know the Savior that spoke those last words. I thought I'd share a few words about each of the seven words with you on Good Friday, and more importantly, right before Easter Sunday. I. Father forgive them, for they know not what they do A powerful first word from our Savior. Can you imagine His eyes surveying the crowd as He spoke those words? His mother Mary, his beloved friend John and other loved ones surely wept until they had no more tears. But His enemies were there too -- jeering and casting insults. And how did He respond? With mercy and grace. Oh, may our lives reflect the heart of our Savior. May we be vessels of mercy and grace -- not only for our loved ones, but for those that reject and oppos...