THE HOURS ON THE CROSS Jesus thirsts . Not drank since the previous afternoon. Your body is a mask of blood . The mouth is half open and the lower lip begins to tilt . The throat, dry , burning him, but he can not swallow . Thirsts . A soldier will extend over the tip of a stick in a damp acidic beverage in use among military sponge. Everything is an atrocious torture. A strange phenomenon occurs in the body of Jesus . Arm muscles stiffen in a sharp contraction that will : deltoids , biceps raised and outstretched , fingers bend . Its like happens to someone injured tetanus . This is what doctors call tetany , when symptoms are widespread : abdomen muscles stiffen on standing waves , then those between the ribs , the neck and breathing . Breathing becomes , little by little shorter . Air enters with a ping, but can not get out . Jesus breathes with the apex of the lungs . Thirsts for air : as an asthmatic in crisis , his pale face slowly turns red , then turns a purplish violet and finally in cianítico . Jesus is surrounded by asphyxiation . Lungs full of air can not be emptied . The forehead is impregnated with sweat, his eyes come out of orbit . But what happens ? Slowly , with a superhuman effort , Jesus takes a foothold on the nail of the feet . Strives to small strokes , relieving the tension rises the arms. The chest muscles are stretched . Breathing becomes wider and deeper , the lungs are emptied and the face regains the initial pallor . Why this effort ? Because Jesus wants to speak : Father , forgive them for they know not what they do . Soon after the body starts to loosen again and starts choking . Seven phrases uttered by him were broadcast on the cross : every time you want to talk , should amount to support having the nail of the feet . What torture ! Attracted by the blood flowing and the coagulated , swarms of flies buzz around his body, but he can not shove them . Shortly after , the sky darkens , the sun hides : suddenly the temperature decreases . Will soon be three. All your pain , thirst, cramps , choking , the throbbing of the median nerve , pluck it a lament: My God, my God , why have you forsaken me ? . Jesus takes his last breath : It is finished , and then , Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. And dies . In my place and yours.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:15:15 +0000
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