I wonder really why we call it " Good Friday "?
If we look at today from a biblical perspective relative to the Holy Week , Good Friday is part of the Triduum when Jesus Christ faced betrayal , denial , ridicule ,torture and even crucifixion then insult ! All these after His triumphant entry into Jerusalem only days before on Palm Sunday!
If we look at today from a biblical perspective relative to the Holy Week , Good Friday is part of the Triduum when Jesus Christ faced betrayal , denial , ridicule ,torture and even crucifixion then insult ! All these after His triumphant entry into Jerusalem only days before on Palm Sunday!
Much worst, a day before on Maundy Thursday , Christ even celebrated the Feast of the Passover with His disciples during the Last Supper, supposedly a Jewish traditional feast where the family celebrates deliverance from bondage in Egypt and God's wrath against those who have persecuted His people!
The irony is that those very same people whom God saved from the Egyptians were the same people who have persecuted God's only Son who was sent to deliver His children from sin!
Come to think about it , is life really a story of praise then glory , celebration then betrayal and denial followed by pain and ridicule? Note though that resurrection comes after all these... so we all look forward to Easter Sunday for the celebration.and God's glory and then...
But "Good Friday"? Anything "good" about the betrayal, denial , pain and ridicule?
I think the "good" here is the awareness of what Good Friday brings! Recognize the fact that there will always be betrayal , denial , pain or ridicule but also realize that after all these downside is the "resurrection" and the glory!
Yes , true , if we only learn to accept God's story faithfully!
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