Good Friday

My God! My God,    why have you left me all alone?    Why are you so far from saving me—        so far from my anguished groans?My God, I cry out during the day,    but you don’t answer;    even at nighttime I don’t stop.You are the holy one, enthroned.You are Israel’s praise.Our ancestors trusted you—    they trusted you and you rescued them;    they criedContinue reading “Good Friday”

The Death of Jesus

16Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. 18And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19They struck his headContinue reading “The Death of Jesus”