Show Don't Tell: Matthew 27:45-56

Instead of saying "Jesus died on the cross," feel the darkness fall. From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness covers the whole land. Three hours of unnatural night. About three o'clock, Jesus cries out in a loud voice: "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?"—"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Some standing there: "He's calling Elijah." One runs for a sponge, fills it with wine vinegar, puts it on a staff, offers it to Jesus. Others: "Leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him." Jesus cries out again in a loud voice and gives up his spirit. At that moment—the curtain of the temple is torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shakes. Rocks split. Tombs break open. The bodies of many holy people who had died are raised to life. The centurion and those guarding Jesus are terrified: "Surely he was the Son of God!" Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee watch from a distance. Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, the mother of Zebedee's sons.