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i'd try to help you walk along

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but i'd probably end up pushing you over As we hear Jesus promising, ‘ By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another ,’ this evening something in us whispers, "Lean in. Listen closely. These words we hear today are important." Listen to that whispering, your instincts are right, because these words we hear in Today’s Gospel are Jesus' last… Today we enter into a Holy journey - here we start. Today the great three days commence, the tridium. Here we begin , with Jesus' final words. Jesus' last words... For centuries Christians have insisted that to understand the tragedy of the of the cross or the triumph of the empty tomb, we must hear these words first. Jesus' last... These are the words we need to hear, to carry with us so that we may persevere through the dark day ahead. These last words will sustain us as we journey from heartbreak to hope; from darkness to light and ultimatel...