Forgive them, Father...

"And the governor answering, said to them: Whether will you of the two to be released unto you? But they said, Barabbas. [22] Pilate saith to them: What shall I do then with Jesus that is called Christ? They say all: Let him be crucified. [23] The governor said to them: Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying: Let him be crucified. [24] And Pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man; look you to it. [25] And the whole people answering, said: His blood be upon us and our children." - Matthew 27:21

That last sentence gives me the chills. We are those children whose parents mocked and spat at Jesus and condemned him to be crucified. We are those children whose blood has been tainted by the evil that these people committed.
We, Gods master creation; his children, killed his only son. And in doing so, this man, Jesus Christ, saved us.

It blows my mind. We killed a man completely free of sin, completely without blame and in return he saved us from our own curse of sin that Adam and Eve brought onto us.
It's like this, God is our Shepherd we are his sheep. But we seem to be robotic sheep with our brains set to "disobey"; wandering past our safe-haven and into the brambles and ditches of darkness and evil.

"And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there; and the robbers, one on the right hand, and the other on the left And Jesus said: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." - Luke 2:33
Even when Jesus had been treated so badly, beaten, mocked...He forgave us and asked God to forgive us.

Is it even possible to forgive someone after such a thing happened? If I had been treated this way, would I have been able to forgive my persecutors? Jesus is the ultimate man. To die for those you love (without fighting back) is the greatest thing anyone could do. And it wasn't just a single family he faught and died for, not like a man going off to war because he is thinking of his family. This is for the world. He endured all of this for the entire worlds sake, and Heavenly Father I am so thankful for your son. I wish with all my heart I could be like him, to be able to correct people and preach to people about the truth without being afraid or caring what the consequence would be.

Why is Good Friday good? I have heard this question asked before, and recently in my Kindergarten Religious Education class I teach.
The reason the day our Lord died is good is not because he died but because of the intention of his death, the good intention, saving all of us from the snare of sin.
I could go on forever about how important the death of our Lord is and how intense a sacrifice it was but I'm sure you all know this story very well, and if not you should really take a few moments to research what your faith is really all about.

So I guess I will conclude with these words; Jesus Christ, son of God the Father thee Almighty, from the bottom of my heart I thank you for giving up your life to save us from the stain of original sin. Please, help me to walk your path of truth, though it be narrow and very rocky, take my hand and lead me through it all.
The Holy Spirit, fill me with knowledge and understanding of my faith that I may be able to change the lives of those about me with the true faith.

Hope you all have a grand Easter weekend!


In Christ,
~Katherine


"'It is finishes.' And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit..." - John 19:30