I reread a poem that I wrote more than a year ago as I thought on the Day of Good Friday. Today, I shared with my family. We went to the mall to buy Easter dresses and to eat out. Our day filled with gaiety and love. Christ’s Good Friday brimmed with hate and suffering.
I cannot imagine the suffering or pain, but He endured it all for me.
Good Friday, Long Ago
At Calvary
The day was already long and gruesome
His sentence almost complete.
He made the way through the crowds some jeering.
In the background, you could hear the sobbing of his mother and Mary.
He was whipped beyond recognition.
Scars on his back, red and running.
Pain unimaginable.
Across his shoulders a large beam of wood
Nails pounded through his hands.
His feet nailed to the beam.
His cross lifted into the air
Shadowing Mount Calvary.
What my sins cost: His ultimate suffering.
The day, forshadowed by The Holy Passover
When the blood of the slain lambs were painted
On the door posts
To bring salvation from sin’s death angel.
He was the Last Lamb our Father would ever need.
His holy blood shed on the first Good Friday
Would cover the sins of all the ages.
The last drop trickled to the ground.
Forsaken and alone, He cried, “My Father Why have Thou forsaken me?.”
“Into thou hands, I commend my spirit.”
“It is Finished.”
This post is written for Day 25 of the March Slice of Life Story Challenge,
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“HE who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things.”
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A realistic reminder of what Christ suffered for us.
Hi Mary Happy Easter. I watched the stations of the cross this year and though I am not particularly religious I do find meaning and relevance in the persecution of people with much to give and the lessons to be learnt from Jesus dying on the cross. Your poem is powerful – happy to see you participating in the #atozchallenge again.
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Intensely personal and beautifully done, a fitting offering of thanksgiving from one who loves Him so! The act of crucifixion itself, so hard for us in our cushy lives to fully comprehend the cruelty… and yet the immeasurable compassion and love He showed in committing Himself to this for us. It takes my breath away!
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Hello! I’m visiting from the a-z, and just ‘liked’ you on facebook. I love finding other believers in the blogosphere. I believe women who love God and profess his mercy can change the world!! This is my 3rd year with the a-z – maybe next year there will be a category called ‘faith’ so we can find each other more easily! Come visit me, if you’d like:
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It’s a good Good Friday… thanks for the reminder of the greatest sacrifice ever made! Stopping by from Faith Filled Fridays… a very Happy easter to you and yours!
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Praise God, Jesus was the last lamb that would ever need to be slain. Such a lovely, moving post, Mary. Stopping in from Grace & Truth and Five Minute Friday.
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“It is Finished.”– It was also the title of the sermon at our local church last Sunday.
Reading your post, I’m thankful once again for what God has done for me.
Happy Easter!
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Mary,
This is a beautiful account of the sacrifice that was made for you and me…all those years ago. Thank you so much for sharing the contents of your heart . I am visiting via our little tweet-chat when I asked you to send me your link in DM. Be sure to follow back on twitter to fully connect. Blessings friend…