Finished

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Three wooden crosses on a rocky hill under a dramatic sunset sky.
A powerful depiction of three wooden crosses standing against a vibrant sunset on a rugged hilltop.

‘Did you see that dark cloud that came from nowhere?’ Chet asked? One minute it was sunny, the next it was night,’ Chet continued. ‘I love the movie The Ten Commandments,’ Chet observed. ‘I am going to get a staff like Moses…he looks so cool with it…showing Pharaoh who God is with,’ Chet said. ‘The scene in the film where the Red Sea parts…gives me chills,’ Chet proclaimed with a grin. ‘I always look forward to the Good Friday Movie at the Orpheum Theatre,’ Chet noted.

Three wooden crosses silhouetted against a dark, stormy sky with a glowing red horizon.
Three wooden crosses stand solemnly against a dramatic, fiery sunset and dark, heavy clouds.

‘The path was cruel,’ Mary M noted. ‘He could not see where he was going…the cruel thorns…the Cross heavier than him…the catcalls and curses of the crowd…less than a week ago it had been so different,’ Mary M said softly. ‘He would not have arisen from the weight if it had not been for the kindness of the Ethiopian Man,’ Mary M explained. ‘Give us Barabbas…the angry throng cried loudly,’ Mary M said with tears in her eyes.

A man wearing a crown of thorns carries a heavy wooden cross through a hostile crowd.
A powerful and somber depiction of Jesus carrying the cross through a shouting crowd.

‘Never a man spoke as this Man,’ the Roman Centurian said.

Crying lambs and praying bulls at Calvary with text BAA-HOO! and MOO-AMEN.
Farm animals offer a humorous take on a somber scene while mourning at a symbolic Calvary hill.

‘Remember us when you come into your Kingdom,’ the Thief said.

A weeping Roman centurion sits on a bench while Jesus speaks to a crowd nearby.
A Roman centurion sits in contemplation as Jesus addresses a crowd in the background.

‘Today you shall be with me in Paradise,’ the King said.

‘Look at the sky…I have not seen such a sky…it is black with streaks of blood red…the Veil of the Temple is rent in twain…I see sad eyes looking down from Heaven…the lambs cry…the camels weep…the Oxen bow their heads in prayer,’ Mary said. ‘Pilate hides…the Priests and Rabbis seek protection…there is none from the terrible sky,’ Mary mused.

Three wooden crosses on a rocky hilltop under a dark, stormy sky with lightning.
Three wooden crosses stand atop a rocky peak as lightning flashes through dark storm clouds.

‘He just jumped off the cliff…he was more despondent than any man I have seen,’ the Guard said.

Hooded figure leaping across a chasm toward three crosses during a solar eclipse.
A hooded figure makes a leap of faith across a swirling chasm toward three crosses under a solar eclipse.

‘It is finished,’ the King said.

A robed figure overlooking the city of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock at sunset.
A robed figure gazes over the historic city of Jerusalem during a vibrant golden sunset.

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