Good Friday
Luke 18:7
They cried out, “Take him away, take him away! Crucify him!”
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We believed in Him first, and we even welcomed Him in our home, in our heart. But why the sudden change of heart? We first betrayed Him, then we denied Him and then we let Him die on the cross.
Death on the cross was the punishment given to the most wretched criminals. Dying outside the city gate signified a death without God. Thus, His death suggested a sinner’s death: a sinner far away from God’s grace.
The Son of God, dying a sinner’s death. Isn’t it ironic? Shouldn’t we be the one nailed on the cross? Shouldn’t we be the one hanging there and being laughed at? Shouldn’t we be the one who died on the cross for we are even worst that any wretched criminals?
But the Lord said, “No, I will do it”. For, only a sinless man can take away all the sins of the world. His death is the divine manifestation of the merciful Will of the Father who wishes to save everyone from the clutches of sin and death.
And through Jesus, the Father offered a new life to all.
From a symbol of death to a symbol of eternal life, Jesus comes out victorious for all of us. And so a cross without Jesus is nothing. A crucified Christ is the greatest manifestation of God’s love to humanity. Fix the eyes of your mind firmly on Jesus crucified, and He shall deliver you from all your fears. Welcome Him again in your homes, in your hearts. And don’t you ever have that change of heart again.
Let us pray +
Merciful and everlasting God, We don't know why but, for us, Jesus was willing to be obedient to You, to go to the Cross prepared for Him and to die there. Help us remember it always and to make His Passion a part of us that we will live the redemption we are given and the salvation You have promised. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son. Amen +
Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.
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