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Christ is Risen!
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Mark D. Roberts
 Reflection Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Christians confess that Christ is risen, not only in the hearts of the faithful, and not merely as some nice religious image, but truly and physically. On Easter morning the tomb of Jesus was empty. The power of death was broken, both for him and for…
The Seventh Word: “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” (Luke 24:46)
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Mark D. Roberts
Permalink to this post / Permalink to this series Copyright © Linda Roberts, 2007. For permission to use this picture, please contact Mark D. Roberts. Reflection Two of the last seven “words” of Jesus were quotations from the Psalms. Earlier Jesus had Psalm 22, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” to express…
The Sixth Word: “It is finished!” (John 19:30)
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Mark D. Roberts
Permalink to this post / Permalink to this series Statue from The Stations of the Cross, Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, California Reflection I never saw a more difficult film to watch than Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. For most of that movie I wanted to avert my eyes. It was horrible to…
The Fifth Word: “I am thirsty.” (John 19:2)
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Mark D. Roberts
Permalink to this post / Permalink to this series Painting from a church in Taormina, Sicily Reflection No doubt Jesus experienced extreme thirst while being crucified. He would have lost a substantial quantity of bodily fluid, both blood and sweat, through what he had endured even prior to crucifixion. Thus his statement, “I am…
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