We Wonder
We Wonder
Apr 10, 2020
April 10: Good Friday
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Today is Good Friday. Today is a sad and serious day: it is the day when Jesus died on the cross for the sins of the world. It is a day for remembering, with sadness, how very badly things have gone in the world. But it is also a day for a deep and quiet gratitude, because we know that all that is broken in the world and in us was nailed to the cross with Jesus. Because of his death -- and because that death will come undone when he rises again -- we are welcomed into God’s eternal life.


I hope you will find ways to slow down, to watch, and to listen on today and tomorrow, as things go dark and we wait for resurrection. So join me, as we remember today that our one great hope is in God.


Music for this episode is from the album “Love Divine, Victorious,” by City Church San Francisco, with special thanks to Karl Digerness, Minna Choi, the City Church choir and the Magik*Magik* Orchestra. You can purchase a digital copy of the album at https://music.citychurchsf.org/album/love-divine-victorious


Scripture passage: Mark 15:1-38

I wonder why Pilate handed Jesus over to be killed, when he knew that he did not deserve it?


I wonder what it was like to be in the crowd, as they called out “Crucify him! Crucify him!” I wonder if any of those same people had been in the crowd that yelled “Hosanna!”?


I wonder how Simon of Cyrene felt, when rough Roman soldiers grabbed him and forced him to help carry Jesus’ cross. I wonder if he was afraid? I wonder if he had any room to feel sorry for the man who would be nailed on it, or if he just wanted to get away and be safe?


I wonder what Jesus’ voice sounded like, as he cried out to God?


I wonder what the Roman commander saw, that no one else there did? I wonder why, as he watched Jesus die, he said, “This man was surely God’s son”?


Jesus, if we have died with you, then we will also live with you.


We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.


In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

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