Good Friday?

Can a Friday be Good if it commemorates a death?

What is so good about death if it is the end of a life?

Jesus was accused, sentenced, led off to die

He was bruised, whipped, tormented, tortured

Though innocent, He endured the suffering of sinners

He was disfigured and bled and was treated as a criminal

They spat on the face, dragged him on the streets

They nailed His body on the cross and mocked at His pain

He prayed on the cross for His enemies, "Father, forgive them'

They know not what they are doing'

And into the loving Father's hands, into the Divine Will

He commended His Spirit and died for us

The Earth shook and rocks split apart and graves opened

Those who killed Him stood horrified

The Friday became Good Friday as that saved human kind

Their Saviour died to redeem them from sin

Because of His wounds we are healed, His death gave us life

He paid for us in full, on the cross of Calvary

Friday is Good as it kills our sins and leads us to Resurrection

A chance to perfect cleansing of soul

Friday is Good as it reminds the world of a man Divine

Jesus is not a story that's told, He's a history that lived