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Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus | James Martin

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Based on his talks at New York s St. Patrick s Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, the New York Times bestselling author and editor at large of America magazine offers a portrait of Jesus, using his last words on the cross to reveal how deeply he understood our predicaments, what it means to be fully human, and why we can turn to Christ completely, in mind, heart, and soul.Each meditation is dedicated to one of the seven sayings: Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do. Today you will be with me in Paradise. Woman, this is your son . . . This is your mother. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? I thirst. It is finished. Father, into your hands I commend my spirit. With the warmth, wisdom, and grace that infuse his works, Father James Martin explains why Jesus s crucifixion and death on the cross is an important teaching moment in the Gospels. Jesus s final statements, words that are deeply cherished by his followers, exemplify the depth of his suffering but also provide a key to his empathy and why we can connect with him so deeply."

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TimSpalding

Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus | James Martin

Audiobooked this on the drive from Maine to New York—a little over an hour at 2x speed. A group I‘m in is reading it for Lent. It was enjoyable, inspiring, randomly informative and about as long as I‘d ever want a primarily devotional book to be. On the negative side, Martin isn‘t enough of a scholar for the role he‘s sometimes thrust into, and, as on Twitter, he gets randomly sucked into Christological fly-traps.

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Sweettartlaura

Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus | James Martin

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If practicing Lent is your thing, then I recommend this book. It's short, but powerful. Father Martin meditates on the last seven things Jesus says - the things he says on the cross. And he brings new insights into how those sentiments can bring us a fuller understanding of Jesus. I learned quite a bit. Pick it up if this is something that would interest you.

CouronneDhiver Oh cool... 😎 7y

Suet624 Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have to find it. 7y

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