March 30, 2013

  • The Subtle(?) Miracle of Jesus' Death

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    his abbreviated suffering on the cross was not due to a lack of strength. Rather, in spite of the repeated beatings the Galilean had received, to the total amazement of Longinus the Centurion, his energy level surged moment by moment. It soon became obvious that this man was not dying as a victim at all. He alone dictated his destiny. His voice became more and more robust until at last, his shout reverberated through the surrounding hills: “It is completed! I have finished the task! Father, receive me to yourself!“ 


    He then bowed his head and breathed his last. In that instant the earth shuddered beneath the Centurion’s feet, as if seized by vast spasms of sorrow and grief. After three hours of a thick darkness that had enshrouded them at noontide, they were again bathed in brilliant warmth as if the extinguished sun had suddenly been reignited.


    For a long moment Longinus, the Centurion was rendered speechless . . . .”

    (read the entire short story at the following links:)

    http://mr-turniphead.xanga.com/686622940/the-subtle-miracle-of-jesus-death-prti/

    http://mr-turniphead.xanga.com/686884443/the-subtle-miracle-of-jesus-death-prtii/