It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the Temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying in a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Having said this, he breathed his last. Luke 23:44-46

By this time, after hanging on the cross for over six hours, the pain Jesus experienced had progressed to the point of dull numbness. By now, the voices had grown faint in his ears. The light grew dimmer in his eyes. His breathing had been reduced to one long gasp. The time was near for his death. He, also, sensed the time approaching. Just enough time for only one last whisper; Jesus must gather up all the energy he had left for one last word. With great effort, in a loud death brea…