“These are the last silver pieces in my
Jesus looked at him and said:
“Soon, oversoon, your purse shall be filled with silver.”
Then He put the two pieces into my hand and said:
“With these buy a silken girdle for your daughter, and bid her wear it on the day of the Passover, in remembrance of me.”
And looking again into the face of my daughter, He leaned down and kissed her brow. And then He said once more:
“Good night to you all.”
And He walked away.
I have been told that what He said to us has been recorded upon a parchment by one of His friends, but I repeat it to you even as I heard it from His own lips.
Never shall I forget the sound of His voice as He said those words:
“Good night to you all.”
If you would know more of Him, ask my daughter.
She is a woman now, but she cherishes the memory of her girlhood. And her words are more ready than mine.