Good Friday

The Order of Tenebrae. The gospel of Matthew.
This service, too, was new to me. Not the scriptures themselves, but the focus on them, giving the actions leading up to the resurrection the same kind of emphasis as the morning of resurrection. Of course you know the story, you've read it and heard it. You know that the governor tried to set Him free but the crowd called for His crucifixion. You know soldiers cast lots for His clothes. You know a crown of thorn was placed upon His head. You know the cloth ripped in the temple. But somehow, in twilight on a Friday night, listening to the words spoken slowly, carefully, purposefully, as candles were extinguished, it seemed a much more powerful story.

I think the whole experience will make Easter morning a much more celebratory experience.