4: Jesus Sees his mother mary
John 19:26
When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son", and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
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Above All
Song by Lenny LeBlanc and Paul Baloche ‧ 2003 Above all powers, above all kings Above all nature and all created things Above all wisdom and all the ways of man You were here before the world began Above all kingdoms, above all thrones Above all wonders the world has ever known Above all wealth and treasures of the earth There's no way to measure what you're worth Crucified, laid behind a stone You lived to die, rejected and alone Like a rose trampled on the ground You took the fall and thought of me Above all Above all powers, above all kings Above all nature and all created things Above all wisdom and all the ways of man You were here before the world began Above all kingdoms, above all thrones Above all wonders the world has ever known Above all wealth and the treasures of the earth There's no way to measure what you're worth Crucified, laid behind a stone You lived to die, rejected and alone Like a rose trampled on the ground You took the fall and thought of me Above all You were crucified, and laid behind a stone You lived to die, rejected and alone Like a rose trampled on the ground You took the fall and thought of me Above all Like a rose trampled on the ground You took the fall and thought of me Above all Thank You Lord You thought of me and You gave your life That's how I want to be Lord Keep You first in my heart Lord, above all |
Of the four gospel writers, John is the only one who records Mary's presence at the cross. But it would be expected that Jesus' mother be in Jerusalem at Passover -- after all, we read, "Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover" (Luke 2:41). Probably after Joseph's death -- presumed to have taken place before Jesus began his ministry -- Mary would come up to Jerusalem for the Feast with friends and relatives.
Now her son is in trouble -- arrested, tried, condemned, and now dying. Surely, Mary's place is close to her son. And so Simeon's prophecy given at Jesus' dedication comes to pass: "And a sword will pierce your own soul too." (Luke 2:35b) She is near him now, but her heart is broken. She is consoled by friends. |