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“I
have a paid holiday tomorrow,” my daughter said.
“Which one?” her husband asked.
“Good
Friday before Easter.”
“What
is good about Jesus dying?” He frowned.
That
is the question, isn’t it? We don’t celebrate the horror of His death, but the wonder
of his sacrifice to save us from sin.
Praise
the Lord we still have the freedom to celebrate. To participate in Good Friday
and share how Jesus suffered and died for my sins and yours.
I
praise the Lord for that freedom today. Not everyone can read scripture or even
talk about the fact that God sent His only son to die to save us from sin.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John
3:16 (NIV)
The portrait looks like the one hanging in my
home. My mother-in-law gave it to my husband and me for our wedding—that was 60
years ago. Not an expensive picture or frame, but invaluable in reminder. One
of the best things Gary’s mother ever did for us.
