29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. 30 When Jesus had received the wine, he said, “It is finished.”

John 19:29-30

 

Only John records this saying.

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Love is so vulnerable and precarious

that it was always possible that Love would fail; but you, dear Lord, have not stopped loving…

 

and your great city of victory echoes against the darkened sky.

 

Your work is done. It  is Finished!

 

O Savior of the world,

what you have done for us is wonderful and true.

 

You have achieved

 

victory

and Love is proved supreme;

 

a perfect sacrifice,

the self-offering of the Suffering Servant;

 

true revelation,

and the only Son has made plain the Father’s heart of love;

 

atonement,

for the Temple veil is sundered

and we have clear access to the Father;

 

reconciliation,

and we may now be reconciled to God;

 

and a new covenant,

so that now God can work in our lives.

 

You have accomplished more than we can understand!

 

Liberating Lord, this is breathtaking. We stand in awe and wonder-and adore you.

Response:

• Saved: Church, Lent