Good Friday…
Today is Good Friday. A solemn special day that commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus.
One should not waste the day by inserting the fact that Easter is just around the corner. Visions of Easter bunnies shouldn't dance in our heads. New Easter outfits don't seem appropriate on this day.
Let the cross have its way in your mind. Protestants, make room for the corpus. Catholics, venerate the crucifix more deeply.
Let death have its day. This was the day that Jesus died. Beyond that, you need not go.
Blessed be out God. For ever and ever.
mikenoakes
April 14, 2006 at 11:55 pm
amen, mike!
citrus
April 15, 2006 at 5:13 am
[...] My Dad lives with my mom, Jo Ann, in Sun City West, AZ with two dogs and a great house, full of stuff that is their life, and stuff that they are slowly giving away, selling, or throwing away. He has two articles today that may resonate with some of you. One on “Good Friday” and one on wise choices in one’s senior years. He was a great protestant minister for 40-some years, first United Methodist, and then United Church of Christ. He retired some time ago and after urging him to consider starting a blog, he has and realizes that he still has a hell of a lot to say. And it doesn’t require preparing a sermon, driving to work, managing a church and all that that entails. Some of Rog and Jo Ann’s favorite pasttimes these days is sitting in the Arizona room, each with their respective laptops in their laps, Jo Ann playing one of her many solitaire games (a passion she passed on to me), and my Dad surfing the internet and working on his blog. They are voracious readers and usually have their instant messaging programs on so that any of their five kids can chat with them if they wish. Their children live all over the country: Roger III (me) lives in LA, Andy lives in Andover MA, Elizabeth lives in Surprise AZ, Peter lives in Minneapolis, and Joe lives in Omaha. I know they are very proud of us all. In the spirit of my post yesterday, I don’t need an authorized mothers day or fathers day to say: Thanks Mom and Dad for being such good parents and friends. We love you! [...]
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