Good Friday

From noon on, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.” At once one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink. But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.” Then Jesus cried again with a loud voice and breathed his last. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two, top to bottom. The earth shook, and the rocks were split. The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. After his resurrection they came out of the tombs and entered the holy city and appeared to many. Now when the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were terrified and said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” Matthew 27:45-54 

Good Friday

Dear Creator of darkness and light
the endless days of virus fears
have felt to some as unbearable
the terror of Good Friday always.

The storms and tremors of this year
have may us feel alone and abandoned
we toss and turn, crying on our beds
"my God why have you forsaken me?"

Yet you are with us in deep lasting pain
you have hung on the cross for us all
you have walked the dusty cruel streets
one with each and every one of us.

Help us to seek the Easter to come
to welcome the promised new life
let our love be fierce and constant
so all may see you here below. Amen.