Good Friday, Year C

​In the Gospel of Luke, the Passion reading also begins with a meal at Passover and ends with the placing of Jesus’ body in the tomb, while observed by the women. And resting on the sabbath according to the commandment. Living as we do in a world that is filled with uncertainty, war, racism, white supremacy, homophobia, xenophobia, among countless others, all of these things can be counted as sins. Although we may consider ourselves not guilty of them, we live in a society that seems to be “normalizing” them. As followers of the Way, how do we counter this, especially as we consider Jesus’ death on the cross? And, in the midst of all this, can we have the commanded rest?

We shall pray for this world, offering light in the darkness, preparing for a day of rest.

Enter into worship. Friday evening, April 18, 2025 at 7:00pm, in-person only. 
 
Readings: Judges 11:29–40 † Psalm 22 † Hebrews 12:1–4 † Luke 22:14–23:56
 
About the Art: Petts, John, 1914-1991. Christ Crucified, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57342 [retrieved April 15, 2025]. Original source: http://christianchurchestogether.org/letter-from-birmingham-jail/.

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