at noon, darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock. then at three o’clock Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means “my God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
~ mark 15.33-34, new living translation
if only good friday only came but once in a lifetime. but for too many in this world, good friday is a daily existence.
the lonely
the hurting
the scared
the enslaved
the tortured
the hungry
the neglected
the forgotten
let us remember this day that good friday is not just a means to easter sunday. good friday is a holy-day in and of itself.
it is a day when God, through Jesus, felt the awful pangs of a tortured death. it is a day when God, through Jesus, took on all of our pain - the loneliness, the hurt, the fear, the hunger, the cuts and bruises on our bodies and our souls. it is a day that reminds us that we are not alone in our suffering, and that God knows how it feels.
thank God for good friday.
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