Silent Emptiness

~~~ Good Friday ~~~

~~~ Isaiah 52:13—53:12 ~~~ Psalm 31 ~~~ 

~~~ Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 ~~~ John 18:1—19:42 ~~~ 

...it was our infirmities that he bore,

our sufferings that he endured...

...he was pierced for our offenses,

crushed for our sins...

...he surrendered himself to death...

...he shall take away the sins of many,

and win pardon for their offenses.

Each of these verses deserve our attention.

It is our sins...Jesus suffered for you and for me.

He took on the punishments that should have been reserved for us.

We have been saved by a person, Jesus,

 who did not know if we were ever going to exist.

He willfully took away the sins of many by surrendering 

himself to a cruel painful death.

Jesus absorbed the sins of the whole world for all of eternity
until nothing was left except for his pure heart.

He completely emptied himself of all
 that was not for our salvation.
Every drop of blood shed was for one of our sins.

Jesus emptied himself so that all sin
 would be meshed into his great mercy.

'Go and sin no more'
words Jesus spoke many times to those he healed.

Today, Good Friday, as we venerate
 his crucified body hanging upon the
cross those words are for us.

Silently he suffered and died for us.
How can this not be an invitation to love him even more?

We are Blessed in believing
that we can always love God more
 today than yesterday.

Today His Mercy is for you.