SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT

An impressive picture of Calvary can be seen in the National Gallery in London. Christ is on the cross, almost hidden in the darkness. At first the one who looks observes nothing in the blackness and through it in the dim figure of the suffering Christ. But if his gaze does not falter, he glimpses a figure with arms outstretched, tenderly holding up the suffering one. His face is twisted by a pain which is more agonizing even than that of Christ. God the Father is grieving with his Son as he hangs on the cross.

G. Ernest Thomas[1]

[1] Charles L. Wallis, Lenten-Easter Sourcebook (New York: Abingdon Press, 1961), 123.

40 Day Lenten Bible Study

Christians often hear about God’s love for us, but have they truly felt and believed in His love? Prior to Christ’s death on the cross, no one saw God’s love in its full measure. But God revealed His love to the whole world through the cross and resurrection. This Lenten Bible Study provides an in-depth look into the transformative power of God’s love. Readers will examine the most central part in the whole arrangement of the Gospel of John from the Last Supper (John 13) to Christ’s crucifixion (John 19:30). – Taken from The Cross of Christ: 40 Day Lenten Bible Study through the Gospel of John with illustrations by Christy Tran. Buy the book on Amazon, Stevens Books

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