Good Friday

Good Friday

So many thoughts about today. I have cried today. I have thought about what Jesus must have faced on this "not so good day". I think that is what God wanted me to do, think about the price His son paid for me, and accept it over and over again, renewing it in my mind. I hope this blog has encouraged you to do the same. But, please don't go away saddened or discouraged, read on and go away from this blog ready to peak behind the stone and find something unexpected.

Good Friday

Today, they walked my Lord up Calvary's Hill.

tonight, in the grave, His body lies still

wrapped in cloth from head to toe

the guards outside

walk to and fro

but the stone and the guards

and the wrapping so tight

cannot hold Him

past Saturday night!

the dawn of Sunday

will show He is gone

and all that is left

behind that great stone

are the wrappings

and napkin that covered his face

and hope in the darkness

because of God's grace.

Melissa Scott Barrow

Good Friday

April 10, 2009