Good Friday 

   It may seem odd that we would refer to the day when a terrible evil was done as good.  But from the crucifixion and death of the Son of God came the incredible good of redemption and the forgiveness of our sins.  The doors of heaven, long closed, were reopened.

   This is a day for contemplation.  To consider all that Christ did for us; all He suffered to pay the price for our sins.  It is a time to quietly sit before the crucifix and in our minds and hearts journey with the Lord through the pain and agony He endured to offer us reconciliation and eternal joy in God’s heavenly kingdom.

   Today is a day for tears and sorrow for all the pain our sins caused Him.  A time to repent and turn to God seeking His help to sin no more.  A day to realize that even though we will sin again we have one to intercede for us with the Father, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who even as He died, prayed “Father, forgive them, they do not what they are doing. (Luke 23: 34).

   But this is also a day to look forward to the resurrection and ascension of Christ.  The day is called “Good Friday” though much evil was done on this day.  But through that evil a great good was given to us; the opportunity of life everlasting in God’s heavenly kingdom.