4/19/2019

"Good" Friday


Good Friday is here
            The reminder
            to be kinder




A day with spiritual awakening
that is sobering, somber and saddening.
A day so many say,
    “If I was there that day,
     I wouldn’t have stood at bay!”
But your sinfulness would have blocked the way.
                                                        So hit your knees and pray.

Jesus did not believe in the Easter bunny,
            nor fed throngs of crowds with candy.
but his message was loving and kind,
A much sweeter find.
He gave us all an everlasting sign.

With Good Friday,
we are called to reflect
…….. Genuflect
Say a few words in prayer
Understand Jesus’s despair.

He suffered a horrible death,
while publicly shamed
by the very people he came to save.
And he did………

Good Friday his destiny played out.
Crucified on a cross
while his clothing was tossed
                   …amidst soldiers, as they laughed haughtily
at his plight and the fact he didn’t fight.
“What?  A King of Jews?”

Hanging on a cross
Between two thieves
Is the Son of God
As crowds stood by
Watching him die.


 
He asked God to forgive them,
Saying they know not what they do,
All the while hanging his head low,
Knowing he had planted seeds of faith to sow that would grow.

Your seed is your faith,
Your water is your prayer,
Share it with good deeds, especially with those in need.
Your reward in heaven will be heavenly.

Have a joyful blessed Easter everyone! 
   


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