The Ultimate Sacrifice

I never understood why the day Christ died was called GOOD Friday. Seems like a terrible day to me.

And it is. But then Sunday comes and we realize all the Good that was done for us on Friday.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.  1 Peter 2:24

Yeah...I'd call that Good.

Good Friday services are my favorite of the entire year. It's the day where the weight of what He endured for us is fully realized.

This verse of "In Christ Alone" always just levels me:

In Christ alone, Who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev'ry sin on Him was laid—
Here in the death of Christ I live.

Here are a few other songs that help me to focus on Christ's Work on the cross. To remind myself of the need I have for Him. That without Him, I am lost. But because of Him, I have eternal life with my Heavenly Father.