Good Friday…

Today, we as believers in Jesus Christ recognize this day as a day of mourning. A day of extreme sadness as this is the day our Lord was hung on the cross for our sins. He died today for you and I…

Why is it then that we call it Good Friday? Etymology (the history of a linguistic form, such as a word shown by tracing it’s development since it’s earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found) “Good Friday” comes from the obsolete sense “pious, holy” of the word “good.” Less common examples of this obsolete sense of ‘good’ include “the good book” for the Bible, “good tide” for Christmas and “Good Wednesday” for the Wednesday in the Holy Week. (en.m.wikipedia.org)

Today, we aren’t calling this day of history and the treatment of our Lord good in the sense that we use the word good today. But in place of reverence and honor due to his love and sacrifice.

We know the rest of the story, so we know that much good comes from the actions of today’s remembrance. We know that in two days, we will celebrate the gift of resurrection, but for today, we bow our heads with quiet thanksgiving for the gift of life by the sacrifice of death.

Thank you for joining me today. 😔