Good Friday Reflections

Unexpected events prevented me from observing this Good Friday the way I planned.  Nevertheless, I did hear some impressive words and music through the media, and in my travels, I also dropped in on two different services. I even heard a non-Lutheran praise Luther's theology of the cross! 

At least, there were a few moments when I really meditated on some of the prayers for the day and the Passion Gospel from St. John. The meaning of it all was brought into focus. There were reminders of the brokenness and sin in my life, in the lives of those I know, and in the whole world. We all need Christ, the Lamb of God. We might all pray the Jesus Prayer ("Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon us sinners") for ourselves and all people. And we should all have a sense of gratitude for divine love and grace flooded.

Thus, although my personal plans for spending the day were derailed, God still used this Good Friday to speak to me through His Word. Thanks be to God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, for the mighty and awesome deeds of redemption, for His loving grace, and for the promise of salvation to all who have living faith in the crucified Lord Jesus Christ!