During each week in Lent (the six weeks before Easter), we are recording a podcast based on the seven things Jesus said when he was on the cross.
A prayer for forgiveness
The first word.
Mike Gillingham speaks on “Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
4 minutes
A promise of salvation
The second word.
Fabian Wuyts speaks on “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
5 minutes
A statement of relationship and care
The third word.
Jo George speaks on “Woman, here is your son … Here is your mother.”
4 minutes
A cry of abandonment
The fourth word.
James Haddell speaks on “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
3 minutes
An expression of physical distress
The fifth word.
Richard Carpenter speaks on “I thirst”.
4 minutes
A declaration of triumph and completion
The sixth word.
Nigel Bright speaks on “It is finished.”
3½ minutes.
A final act of faithful surrender
The seventh word.
Johan Smit speaks on “Father into your hands I commend my spirit.”
4 minutes.