Cardinal Hume left several moving reflections on the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross. Within them, he once said, there is Ôa message of hope, an Easter gift which gives meaning to Good FridayÕs agonyÕ. These previously unpublished meditations are gathered here so that we can share that message of hope in a new future. ÔLet those words speak to youÕ, Cardinal Hume wrote, Ôand I will tell you what they have said to me.Õ