What’s So Good about Good Friday?
Good Friday. The day Christians memorialize death. God’s death. Christ’s crucifixion.
What’s so good about that?
In Evangelical Protestant circles, Good Friday is rarely seen as “good.” In fact, it’s often ignored. No services. Nothing.
I can recall establishing the first ever Good Friday service in my first year as Sr. Pastor. The church had a continuous history of over 200 years. Not only did we start a Good Friday service, we ended it in somber silence.
People were shocked!
“What? Where’s the Resurrection!”
My response . . .
“Wait.”
Like the Apostles had to wait.
As Mary the mother of Jesus waited.
As Jesus waited.
What’s so good about Good Friday. The obvious answer is that without Christ’s death we would have no salvation.
The less obvious but equally biblical answer is Good Friday reminds us to wait in humble, sad, somber, convicted silence. It reminds us just how horrible sin is.
Quiet.
Wait.
What’s so good about that?
In Evangelical Protestant circles, Good Friday is rarely seen as “good.” In fact, it’s often ignored. No services. Nothing.
I can recall establishing the first ever Good Friday service in my first year as Sr. Pastor. The church had a continuous history of over 200 years. Not only did we start a Good Friday service, we ended it in somber silence.
People were shocked!
“What? Where’s the Resurrection!”
My response . . .
“Wait.”
Like the Apostles had to wait.
As Mary the mother of Jesus waited.
As Jesus waited.
What’s so good about Good Friday. The obvious answer is that without Christ’s death we would have no salvation.
The less obvious but equally biblical answer is Good Friday reminds us to wait in humble, sad, somber, convicted silence. It reminds us just how horrible sin is.
Quiet.
Wait.
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