Good Friday, April 14, 2017
Sermon Text: Matthew 26:14-27:66
That new hope will form within us even in
our bleakest moments
O Christ, how you suffered! How You gave
yourself without restraint! We are saddened and humbled because of all that You
endured for your people in obedience to the will of God and in service of God’s
reign of peace and justice.
Sold and betrayed by one friend, denied by
another, failed and abandoned by many; how did You endure?
Arrested like a criminal, lied about,
summarily condemned, accused of blasphemy; sentenced to death, flogged, mocked,
crucified, insulted during your most vulnerable, painful moments; how did You
endure?
Crying out as One abandoned by God; how
did you endure?
One loud, last cry and you gave up your
spirit, surrendered to the darkness of the moment. But in that moment … a veil
was torn, deepest truth exposed. In that moment, a confession was made.
Already, in the darkest hour, a new hope was being formed.
That hope has grown within us, even in the
darkness. Even now, even in grief, we hope in You. Amen.
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