April 19, 2019: Friday of the Lord's Passion (Good Friday)

Jesus Christ came to Earth to fulfill the purpose of God to die for us.  Even in the midst of great suffering, He stood strong in God's purpose, fully aware of that purpose.  As a result, we have benefitted by being freed from the punishment we deserved for our sins.  We have been made into a people of God, through Him Who testified to the Truth in the midst of lies that abounded because of sin, a light shining in the darkness, even when the darkness seemed to snuff it out.  That is why we honor Him today as our great Savior, because He willingly died for us.