Good Friday

Tonight I will be going to church, in honor of Good Friday. It seems interesting that we call a day that our Lord & Savior was tortured and killed “good.”  Yet, once you know him, truly know him, you will rejoice in the unconditional, grace-filled, merciful love offered by a most Holy God, in order that we may be worthy enough to stand before him when our time on earth ends.  Now that is truly Good!

The days that lead up to the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ, magnifies how blessed I am; that he called me to be his child, to walk in his Word, to share in the hope that only lies in peace through the blood of his cross, in which I have been reconciled to him.

So as I prepare for our Good Friday Service, I remember what this Friday truly means.  It’s the opening in time which eternity entered the depth of man’s soul; for a life darkened by failure, it means forgiveness; for a heart scarred with futility, it gives purpose; for a soul approaching the darkness of death, it means deliverance.

Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. – John 19:30

Oh, let me respond to all he has called me to be, let me hear his voice when he beckons me, let me never forget this day, Good Friday.