🕊️Good Friday
We call it Good Friday, and at first glance, that name feels almost out of place.
There was nothing gentle about that day. Nothing poetic in the moment itself. It was a day marked by violence, humiliation, & suffering carried out in full view of the world. And yet, across generations, believers have held onto that word—good—because of what was accomplished through it.
To understand why, we have to look more closely. Not at the softened images we are used to seeing, but at the reality of what happened.
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When Jesus was arrested, the process that followed was not simply legal or procedural. It quickly became personal.
He was blindfolded and struck. Men stood around Him, taking turns hitting His face, taunting Him to identify His attacker. They spat on Him. They mocked Him. This was not discipline—it was contempt unleashed.
A crown of thorns was woven together and forced down onto His head. Not placed, but pressed in—sharp points piercing the skin of His scalp, an area rich with blood vessels. The intent was not only pain, but ridicule. A cruel parody of a king.
They draped a robe over His shoulders and pretended to honor Him, bowing in mock worship, only to strike Him again moments later.
Then came the scourging.
Roman scourging was designed to weaken a man to the brink of death. The whip used was embedded with fragments of bone and metal. Each strike tore into the skin, and as it was pulled away, it took flesh with it. What began as lashes quickly became open wounds. Muscle was exposed. Blood loss was severe. Many did not survive this part alone.
Afterward, they placed the robe back onto His torn body. Fabric pressed into raw wounds, sticking as the blood began to dry. When it was later pulled away, it reopened everything that had just been inflicted.
By this point, the body would have been in shock. Strength nearly gone. And still, the process continued.
✝️ CONTINUED IN COMMENTS ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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