1. Jesus' cry (33-37)

On the day Jesus died there was darkness at noon. All creation suffered with the suffering Creator God. Jesus' greatest agony was the weight of the world's sins that separated him from his Father God. In that awful moment when it seemed that God had forsaken him, he experienced the depths of utter loneliness. But even in that moment he sought God through his word, and he prayed (Ps 22:1,11,17-19,27).

2. The torn curtain (38)

The curtain in the temple separated sinful men from the Holy God. Jesus' atoning death opened the way for every person to go to God for himself, through Jesus.

3. The centurion's confession (39-41)

The Gentile centurion confessed Jesus to be the Son of God. He represented the Gentile world that would come to Jesus. The women watched, broken-heartedly.

Application: Lord, thank you for the blood of Jesus which opens the way for this sinner and for the whole world to come to you.
One Word: Just as I am, I come