Christ’s Fifth Word from the Cross:
After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said,
“I thirst.”
After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said,
“I thirst.”
“Father! Forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
Every word Christ spoke was for our salvation. His last words spoken from the cross before he died — each one of them – required great physical and emotional effort to pronounce. To breath a single breath caused his crucified body excruciating pain. And he speaks to us, 7 times, before he dies. How great his love for us! More…