The One About BEING TORTURED AND EXECUTED BY THE PERSON YOU LOVE MOST IN THE WORLD and The One About THE PHYSIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF OUR LORD’S DEATH ON THE CROSS

Ann Barnhardt ^ | APRIL 9, 2020 | Ann Barnhardt

[grey_whiskers]

Several emails have come in asking advice on cultivating an authentic, genuine “personal relationship” with Christ. The answer is simple, and it comes from Our Lord Himself who has told many mystic saints and doctors of the Church the same thing: THINK AND PRAY ABOUT MY PASSION AND DEATH. Why? Because thinking about Our Lord’s torture, agony and excruciating death forces us to confront Him as a Person, True God AND True Man. Legal systems don’t sob until their capillaries burst. Philosophies don’t suffer the agony of unrequited love. Imaginary friends don’t lay down their lives. Bureaucracies don’t fight asphyxiation by pushing themselves up on their impaled feet.

[grey_whiskers]

Much material for meditation.

[grey_whiskers]

GOOD FRIDAY *PING*.

The author is Catholic but the essay is suitable for all Christians.

[cloudmountain]

All true, g_w.

[tcoxaz]

Thanks for sharing. I’m sure many of the author’s observations are true. But not mentioned is Jesus’ primary reason for agony - that is the separation from his Father and the torment of judgement and hell that defines that separation.

Certainly, Jesus goes to the cross driven by love for people. But he does so also out of obedience to his Father, knowing that it will be the Father’s wrath that will torment the most. That is what drives his agony in the garden.

[LurkingSince'98]

Could you give me a specific reference where Christ’s agony was due to
God the Father’s wrath??

AMDG