Theological Journey - April 10: Toward the 8th Day (Good Friday
Theological Journal – April 10
"Standing near the cross of
Jesus was his mother..."
Martin Luther writes of this remarkable scene:
"What agony Mary endured as
she watched his suffering none can comprehend. In all history there is no other
account of a woman who followed her son when he must suffer so frightfully. She
saw him crowned with thorns, spat upon, and hanged. Truly the sword of Simeon must have gone through her heart. A mother can scarcely stand it if
her child falls from a bench or bleeds from the ear. Where shall we find a
mother who could see such things as Mary? She could not speak but must watch
all the tortures and hear all the revilings as they gave him vinegar to drink
and diced for his clothing. To be sure, the Holy Spirit gave her comfort, but
other mothers would have fainted. And for Christ, to see his mother suffer was one
of the greatest parts of his pain, that nothing should be lacking in his
suffering."
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