Abbot Gregory Duerr

The Dying of Jesus

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Some of the most treasured teachings of Jesus are to be found in his final discourse the night before he died. But in his fine book The Dying of Jesus: Words and Thoughts from the Cross, Deacon Owen Cummings takes us even closer to the death experience of Jesus and helps us to understand those seven further words of Jesus, uttered now from the podium of the cross itself. Even for Jesus, who was Life, the final experience on this side of the divide was painful and violent--as also that of his slain and persecuted disciples of the 21st century--and his final seven words about forgiveness and fidelity, about the Father awaiting him and about the likes of the good thief being with Jesus in Paradise, have become the script for all his faithful disciples awaiting the consummation of the present pain. Thank you, Deacon Owen, for sharing with us such an awesome and yet consoling meditation.”