Good Friday

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Tags: Faith, Church Year

Date: 06 April 2012 16:03:32

Last night and this afternoon I went to services at the local Episcopal Cathedral, which would be a lot higher and less evangelical than a lot of the churches that I have been to. Today during the stations of the cross service my mind wandered (those who know me will not be surprised to hear.) I was looking at the pulpit and the lectern amongest other things that were covered in black cloth, and how empty the building looked with the alter removed and other things stripped away. It really helped to reinforce that often at Easter we are so busy looking forward to Easter Sunday, that we don't pause and experience the "what if it hadn't happened." We fail to appreciate the lack of hope, that we would be living with. Also we fail to even begin to understand how it must have been for the disciples. Without at least trying to enter in to the despair of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday we can not full enter into the joy of Easter Sunday.