In John Masefield’s poem, “Good Friday,” a flower peddler says to Jesus: “Friend, it is over now –the passion, the tears, the pains. Only the truth remains.”
Not very much in life can make real sense until we find the truth about who we are and begin to grow into that person. The Good News about the Crucifixion Story is that wherever you are — whatever your pressure points, however you are hurting — that is precisely the point at which God comes through Jesus Christ to tell you so that you are His child, His unique child whom He loves totally and eternally. Jesus’ death on the Cross is telling you that God loves you so much He is working in your life at this very moment to bring you to fulfillment.
In Jesus of Nazareth the Love of God was complete and perfect. Through Jesus of Nazareth that Love confronted the false foundation of raw power upon which the kingdoms of…
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