A Contemplation For Good Friday
The word of the day is: ' Excruciating'
an adjective associated with intense pain,
however its root meaning derives from the Latin 'excruciatus'
meaning – ‘From the cross.’
Congratulations! for before or when we die
we all will be - out of that cross.
Life is a crucifixion
for even the greatest joys come to suffering
just as suffering comes to joy.
Love saves.
Jesus’s journey to and from the cross
is both an allegory and a literal teaching.
What we believe becomes our truth.
Today let this Good Friday contemplation
become our own way Of The Cross
for life, be it short or long,
is sometimes a heavy burden and rocky road to climb,
and though the joy may happily outweigh
the tribulations
together they also are our ‘come from the cross’
story.
Jesus is us and his truth is in us.
If Good Friday were a sorrowful event
then it would be called ‘Bad Friday.’
Nothing is Bad today.
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2023
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