Even in this time of ultimate anguish, as Jesus is bearing the sins of the entire human race, He thinks of His earthly mother and provides for her. Barclay put it nicely when he said, “There is something infinitely moving in the fact that Jesus in the agony of the Cross, in the moment when the salvation of the world hung in the balance, thought of the loneliness of His mother in the days when He was taken away. Jesus never forgot the duties that lay to His hand.”

Jesus always thought of the needs of others and compassionately met them, even at the single most important moment in the history of mankind. How much more will He meet your needs today or whenever you need His touch! He is always there for you.

He indicates to His mother that she should now regard the disciple John as taking the place of son for Jesus. “Woman” is not disrespectful and would probably have caused less pain under the circumstances, than “mother.”