and then , today..

is Good Friday.

From Luke 23:

33When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. 34Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."[e] And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
36The soldiers also came up and mocked him. They offered him wine vinegar 37and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself."
38There was a written notice above him, which read:sc THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!"
40But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? 41We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong."
42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.[f]"
43Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
Jesus' Death 44It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.



My 12 year old son asks me " Mom, couldn't Jesus have saved himself?? He is GOD!! He could have struck His tormentors with lightening, gotten Himself down off that cross and fixed everything!" ( This , asked through tears as we discuss the events of this Holy week.)

Jesus *did* fix everything. He knew the Father's plan. He was obedient to the point of death, for the sake of the world. This is a kind of love I will never be able to comprehend- but it is a love that is changing my heart, daily. It is a love that causes me to see people and the world around me in a different way.. and it causes me to desire my life to have eternal value, instead of temporal earthly significance.

Remember Him today. Thank Him for His great love for you. Let Him touch you deeply , let yourself be vulnerable and affected by His suffering. On Sunday, we celebrate :)

With love,
Cheryl