Sunday is Coming
Good Friday, everyone! And it is. The Friday right before Easter, the day we remember one of the most important events in human history. At Christmas we remember a life. On Good Friday we remember a death. We know Easter is coming. We know that Jesus doesn't stay dead. We know that there will be light and joy when Sunday finally comes. But today, it's only Friday. There is no hope. For the disciples it was all over. They were hiding in the dark. Maybe we'll be next. Peter had denied Jesus. Can you imagine his guilt? Judas had betrayed him. He couldn't live with that knowledge. And Jesus... Jesus was alone. Utterly, completely forsaken. We can't imagine what it was like to be the Son of God in His moments on the cross. He had always existed with God the Father's presence. He didn't know what it was like to be separated from the Father even for a moment. But God the Father is all holy. He is all good. He cannot stand to be in the presence of sin. And so, i...