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In life and in death, Jesus’ words were powerful and meaningful. Despite the serious effort and increased pain required for Jesus to speak as he hung on the cross, Jesus spoke seven “final words”—statements that have much to teach us about Jesus, his Father, and ourselves: Father Forgive Them Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise Behold Your Son…Behold Your Mother My God, My God, Why Have...

away from God, refusing to pray and pretending God doesn’t exist. We decide we don’t want anything to do with God because God didn’t help us in the way we wanted. But Jesus didn’t do that. Even though he was questioning God—”My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”—he still was praying. Questioning God in prayer is an act of faith—even when there is confusion about what is happening. Yet Jesus was doing more than praying. He was actually worshiping. The words “My God, my God, why have you forsaken
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