Good
Friday
Today,
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion we are remembering the death of Jesus, the
Word made flesh, on the cross. This Friday is good because our redemption is
finally accomplished. Heaven is opened
for us and our sins are remitted. Today, we once again enter into the holy
event of the passion of our Lord. Yes, God had to go such extremes to prove His
unwavering desire to save us and to have us share in His eternal happiness. What
strikes in today’s readings is Jesus’ exemplary love. His love for the Father
is shown in His obedience up to death. Jesus had to face His sufferings and
death as the expression of the Father’s plan for the salvation of the world.
Throughout
this day, it might be most appropriate to examine ourselves and see how we view
the pains and sufferings in our lives too. Do we see them as a curse or as a
sort of punishment from God? Do we blame God for them? Or do we take them as
opportunities to share in the very sufferings of our Lord and thus a way to
holiness?
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