The 7th word – Reunion
“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”
“It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit”; and when he had said this, he breathed his last” – Luke 23: 44-46
In the sixth word, Jesus triumphs. Now he enters into heaven, received by his Father, who lovingly welcomes us all into his kingdom. Jesus points us to the Father so that we too can throw ourselves into His arms, surrendering to Him, knowing He loves us and will not lead us astray. And when we place ourselves in God’s arms, we’ll share in the joy that Jesus felt upon His reunion with the Father.
When we place ourselves in God’s arms, we’ll be close to him and share in the joy that Jesus felt upon his reunion with the Father. We know that death isn’t the final word. Following the seventh word, we eagerly await the joy of the empty tomb.
For this final week, we give it all back to God through the Surrender Prayer. We move from Palm Sunday into the Triduum, walking with Jesus from darkness into the light of Salvation on Easter Sunday.
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