The Word Among Us

Lent 2022 Issue

I Have Chosen You

Jesus Has Called You to Be With Him . . . Forever

By: Joe Difato

I Have Chosen You: Jesus Has Called You to Be With Him . . . Forever by Joe Difato

What is the most moving speech you’ve ever heard? Was it Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington? Was it Winston Churchill’s “We shall fight them” speech during World War II? Or maybe it was Lou Gehrig’s “I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth” speech when he said good-bye to baseball.

Maybe it wasn’t any of these. Perhaps the most moving speech ever can be found in Jesus’ “Farewell Discourse” at the Last Supper...

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