Jesus My Son: Mary's Journal of Jesus' Final Days, the third segment of the Jesus My Son series, provides a heart-wrenching, but also a heart-warming rendition of the final days of Jesus' earthly life as witnessed through the eyes of His mother. In her journal entries, Mary describes the events of the crucifixion she personally witnessed, but she must rely on conversations with Jesus' disciples to tell her of the details of the Last Supper Discourse, the prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane, the appearances after His resurrection, and other events she did not observe. Mary watched as the flagrum ripped the flesh of her son's body to shreds. She knew her son could call down a legion of angels to free Him from pain, but she could only stand and watch in agony as her beloved son suffered through an unmerciful crucifixion at the hands of the Roman legionnaires who were trained to inflict pain. Why would her Lord forsake His only Son? Only after a private conversation with her resurrected Son, does Mary realize she had to suffer through His sacrificial death so mankind could receive salvation through His grace. When Jesus ascended to join His Heavenly Father, her Lord reached down and patted Mary on the back. "Well done, my dear child, you have nurtured our earthly son well these last thirty-three years. Now, He is My Heavenly Son.

" Did His words lessen Mary's pain of losing this special child? Remember, Mary was only human.