Thank God Friday #51- The Good in Good Friday Came with a Cross

The Good in Good Friday

Came with an old rugged cross

One of the cruelest forms of torture for common criminals then 

The Good in Good Friday

Came in the form of a Man

The Son of God who descended from Heaven to earth

The Good in Good Friday

Came on the darkest day in history 

When mankind crucified the Son of God 

on that old rugged cross. 

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“If you are the Son of God, save yourself,” mockers cried.  

Christ didn’t save himself. 

He died to save us from ourselves. 

He conquered Death so we are freed from the shackles of sin and death. 

The Good in Good Friday 

doesn’t end with the cross 

For that would be no good.

Instead, it led to an empty tomb 

The cross -an instrument of death –

Became a mark of victory.

The Good in Good Friday  

Comes because our Saviour lives 

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Pandemic Pause #5 – Invisible and Visible in Easter’s Circuit-Breaker

In vacant void decks and corridors

As families huddle at home

Stuck to screens and devices

Or stealing time alone

Invisible people plough on

Day after day

Clearing trash, emptying waste

Now, visible

 

On quiet roads and highways

As traffic thins and abates

School buses and cars stowed away

Invisible people ride on

From dawn till dusk

Transporting goods, delivering food

Now, visible

 

In deserted streets and malls

As non-essential services shut

Grocery shops and marts stay open

Invisible people soldier on

From aisle to aisle

Packing provisions, stocking shelves

Now, visible

 

In bare food courts and coffee shops

Seats sealed off and conversations ceased

Once-diners queue for takeaways

Invisible people clean on

Wiping surfaces, mopping floors

Now, visible

 

In the still night of one small town

Where lodges and inns were full

Shepherds tended flock and wise men sought

The invisible child few knew

Born in a manger, to this world a stranger

Then, invisible

 

In a spartan life and simple hood

Working with nails and wood

A fisher of man, Teacher and Friend

The Invisible Son of Man

Hung on a cross, nailed to the wood

God, visible

In Christ, for all He loved and stood

Easter’s circuit-breaker

For sin, death, and life anew

 

“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him.”   1 Colossians 15-16

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