A businessman wanted to send a floral arrangement to a friend who was opening a new branch office. His friend called later in the day to thank him for the considerate gesture, but he was a little bit confused about the card which read: "Rest in peace."

The businessman apologized for the mix-up and quickly called to chastise the florist. The florist tried to brush it off, and said: "Look, it could be worse. Somewhere in the cemetery there is a bouquet with a note reading, ‘Good luck in your new location.'"

After you die, if there is such a thing as luck, your luck has run out. After you die, your opportunity to love in this life is gone forever.

As you study the seven sayings of Jesus as He was dying on the cross, it is interesting to note that his first three statements concerned others…