Friday, April 06, 2012

Good Friday

Today is Good Friday. That in the past has seemed to me to be such an oxymoron. But my older, wiser self sees that sometimes good comes from pain, loss and anguish. So today we celebrate not the death of Christ. Rather it is GOOD Friday because out of the death, agony and anguish came the glorious goodness of salvation for a sinner such as I.

Peace be with you.


13 comments:

Jodi said...

Peace be with you, too, Gene! And thanks for that wonderful reminder of what today truly is!

Cyndi said...

Gene, I share your sentiments, also. I always used to wonder why they called it "Good Friday" when it was the day we recognized Christ's terrible suffering, anguish, and death. But now, I too, look at it in a different way. And now instead of focusing on his death, while that is an important event for all Christians, I focus rather on his resurrection, and what that means for a fallen world!

Peace be unto you and your family, Gene. Our Lord Lives!

XOXO,

Cyndi

Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson said...

Peace be with you too. With age comes wisdom......

robin said...

:) I recently saw a B.C. cartoon with those sentiments exactly. I tried finding it online to link to here, but can't seem to locate it again. Oh well! He is risen! :)

Anonymous said...

Well said Gene! Happy Good Friday! ♥♥♥ The LORD is Good!

Snoodles said...

Thanks, Gene, for a great post -- you packed a lot into just a few words! Have a blessed Easter!

~Laurie~ said...

Beautiful post, beautiful words. Happy Easter to you too!

limpingalong said...

Amen and Amen!

Barb said...

It is so awesome that even tho we are of different faiths that we can agree on this one thing. Have a wonderful Easter!

Miss Hillbilly said...

Well said! He is risen!

Unknown said...

Gene and for a sinner such as I also.... Allot said in a little sentence....To me from Good Friday to Easter Sunday is like 3 days that are holy and in the end on the last day is a celebration like no other....
Thank you so much for your beautiful card and angel I will treasure it I assure you.

Kate Brown said...

Blessings to you for a glorius Easter !

BillieBee (billiemick) said...

Amen!