Good Friday

St. Paul's Cathedral, London

The cross isn't something that is easy to think about. It brings about some uncomfortable feelings and a situation that puts you outside your comfort zone. And that's intentional. The story and events are meant to grip you and make you think about it. It's meant to sink down into the depths of your soul where you can't ignore it and you have to make a choice- to decide what it means to you.

It's the freedom in this love that is hard for us to believe. We are skeptics, all of us. But what we have to remember is that Jesus isn't just another human. Humans are full of sin, faults, and love that fades. But that is not the love that Jesus offers. It's a love not of this world, so it will last through this world and beyond. He's asking us to trust in this love, believe in it, and have faith that it is stronger than anything we will ever know here.

Is it a risk? Of course. Is it worth it? What do we have to lose? As C.S. Lewis said- if we believe in Him and it turns out to be nothing, then we didn't really lose anything, but if we don't believe and it all turns out to be true, well, then we're in trouble.

God has poured out His love into our hearts. -Romans 5.5