Episode Transcript
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Jesus says so little
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as he enters His trial and crucifixion.
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We are called to journey with Jesus
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in His suffering
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which He suffers for us.
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We too need say little
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but rather be attentive to suffering.
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The little Jesus says is important.
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Firstly,
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He simply admits to the charge
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as the Son of God.
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Then through His final hours
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He addresses three groups of people.
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To the daughters of Jerusalem He says,
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‘weep not for me but for yourselves and for your children’.
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To those responsible for his crucifixion He says,
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‘Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing’.
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And then to one thief,
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‘do you not fear God?’
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And to the other,
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‘you will be with me in paradise’.
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Finally, Jesus says to the Father,
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‘Into your hands I commend my spirit’.
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All Jesus says is offerings of mercy and forgiveness.
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As we journey through this holiest of weeks,
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let us,
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weep in gratitude for God’s mercy,
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seek forgiveness for causing suffering,
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acknowledge Jesus as saviour
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when He is ridiculed and spat upon.
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And finally,
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in the silence of Holy Saturday, let us say,
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‘Father into your hands I commend my Spirit’
