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Image of the Day: Good Friday, March 29, 2024

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Have a great and blessed Easter weekend!

Can You Spare Eleven Minutes for Jesus on a Good Friday? He died, so that we may live.

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I didn't find Jesus. He was never lost, but I sure was. Jesus found me and saved me from myself. On this day, which appears to be a dark day of blood bath and death, becomes a Good Friday of the greatest love imaginable, because nothing could ever surpass this goodness. God gave his only Son to die for our sins and transgressions. Jesus borne our griefs and carried our sorrows with him to the cross so that we may have peace in life. And I'm here to tell you, life without His peace, is not peace at all. I'm not talking about "peace on Earth" kind of peace. The peace I'm talking about is that inner peace that makes you whole. It gives you purpose. And it can only be found through Him. I know, I've walked without it. I was on the verge of destroying myself without it. The emptiness in my soul was punishingly powerful that it almost did me in. But His mercy and grace are more powerful. It was the resurrection of my life. The greatest gift ever given, and that ...

Good Friday: Organizations, Forgive Them Father, For They Know Not What They Do.

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Forgive me, for I am very cynical of organized religion, but it's not limited to religion. I'm cynical and lacking in trust of any organized group bonded together by a direct common cause. Why? Because people are flawed and evil by nature. It's human nature. Eventually these groups get poisoned by individuals who are willing to protect the group’s sins against their power and formed hierarchy elite at any cost, and the next thing you know you're nailing a guy onto a cross on a perfectly good Friday! We can look at most of our political parties and civic organizations in our own country and see this happening as well. They're literally tearing our country apart as I write with division to no one's benefit but their own selfish agendas. Neither side can put their differences aside for the common sense or for a conversation even for the good of the country. They're full of corruption and will do about anything to protect their sins and power. I think I may ha...