Mary of Nain-Crucifixion and Resurrection

Judas did it…he betrayed Jesus. They took Jesus away, tortured and tried Him. Now He is to be crucified. This is wrong; my Lord has been wrongly accused of blasphemy.

A man named Simon was forced to carry Jesus’ cross to Golgotha. I would have done it if I was strong enough. The soldiers offered Jesus some wine mixed with gall. Once He knew what it was, He refused to drink it, for it was prophesied the He was to bear the full burden. This meant no substances to ease the pain. Those brutes divided His clothes by gambling. There was a sign above His head which typically had the charges the victim was accused of on it. This sign read “This Is Jesus, The King of the Jews” (Mt. 27:37). There were two other people being crucified that day, both of them were robbers. People came to mock Jesus, it was hard to watch. Seeing Him suffer filled my heart with anguish, but also a deep sense of gratitude as well. I know that Jesus came to save me, He came to save all of us, even you. He allowed Himself to suffer so that we do not have to suffer eternally in Hell. Even those cruel people who beat and spat on Him could be saved by the blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and man. It seemed as if Jesus was up there for days, but it was an excruciating nine hours. Once He died, the curtain of the temple was torn, starting at the top. The earth shook, and holy people rose from the dead and went into the city. Then the soldiers believed that He was the Son of God.

By the third day, I began to lose hope. I had forgotten what my Lord told m. He said He would re-build the temple in three days. Mary Magdalene and I went to the tomb at dawn. There was an earth quake and the stone was rolled back. We walked up and an angel of the Lord was sitting on the stone. He told us that Jesus had risen and had gone to meet us in Galilee. Of course I rushed to Galilee and Mary M. went to tell the disciples what happened. I was so excited to see my Lord. I finally reached Galilee, and there He was. My heart was overjoyed, from that point on; I was literally by His side non-stop until His ascension into Heaven to take His place on the throne.