Can we ever truly experience the grief of Good Friday? We know the ending and rejoice with our Savior that it is a happy one come Easter morn, but that very knowledge keeps us from fully realizing the tragedy that Christ’s death brought to those who lived through it. Whatever their understanding of his ministry, whatever hopes and dreams they had built for the future, all came crashing down before the stark and ugly death he suffered on the cross. Leader, friend, teacher, son—all seemed irretrievably lost.
We Were There: A holy week drama reflecting the experiences of those surrounding Jesus
Good Friday
Grief
Judas Iscariot
Mary (mother of Jesus Christ)
December 1, 2000
