“The Word of Victory” : John 19:30

What kind of victory is this? With sour wine still dripping from his parched lips, Jesus is at the finish line of his life. He has “run the race” for 33 years, and now his earthly journey is over. With only his beloved mother and the disciple whom he especially loved standing nearby, Jesus comes to the end of his days betrayed, abandoned, stripped of his clothing and dignity, and left to die by torture. And now, lingering on the threshold between life and death, he breathes these three most astonishing words: It is finished.

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Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia!

Friends in the Risen Christ, in the words of the psalmist this morning:  this indeed is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

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