AWAITING GOOD FRIDAY

I gotta be honest with y’all - I don’t think I’ve ever celebrated, in a sense, Good Friday. I think last year I took that day to drive home…

Growing up, my family didn’t do much on Good Friday.

We didn’t reflect, we didn’t go anywhere, I don’t even think my church had service. The biggest thing I did was stay home from school, since I went to a Christian school and Good Friday was a mandatory day-off. 

Before this year, I never really noticed my lack of involvement with Good Friday. I was all about Easter, and that’s where most of my weekend focus went.

Hearing how Common Ground has a service and does something to acknowledge Good Friday reminded me of its importance, and for that, I’m grateful. This awakening pushed me to take time for my own acknowledgement by dedicating Good Friday to the Lord and to actually reflect on what Jesus went through the day of his crucifixion, what all of his disciples went through, his mother. It’s truly heartbreaking to think of losing such a dear friend and family member and also losing your biggest hope for life.

If I was in their shoes, that disappointment alone might keep me in my bed for days on days. 

Needless to say, I’m sure we’ve all been there to a certain extent, where we were expecting God to move in this type of way and disappointment came instead to take its place. I know I’ve been there, even still dealing with those disappointments and healing from them. But the good thing about those disappointments at this time is that I can spend my Good Friday relating to all of the disciples as we sit in our disappointments together and worship God anyway.

And praise Jesus for not taking too long in His resurrection. Just like the disciples’ hope was revived with Jesus’ mighty comeback, I can trust that, amidst the disappointments, my hope will be revived too because He is a God that is consistent through the ages. 

- Coty Miller, Worship Director