The late
Johnny Hart caught my eye with his
"B.C." comic strip on Good Friday in 2004.
If the above link ever fails, here's a description of that
"B.C." strip in its three panels:
- Thor: I hate the term 'Good Friday.'
- Curls: Why?
- Thor: My Lord was hanged on a tree that day.
- Curls: If you were going to be hanged on a tree on that day, and he volunteered to take your place, how would you feel?
- Thor: Good.
- Curls: Have a nice day.
That little exchange between two fictional characters says it all. I like to learn as much as I can about many different religions, spiritualities and belief systems. And yet there's only one in which the Divine gives us something, not capriciously or whimsically, but with no strings attached: pure gift. And the 'something' is God paying the price that we owe, a debt owed to God... by God giving up his life, for us.
The sweetest of swaps, and this Friday is very Good, indeed.
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