Good Friday - I have always wondered about this terminology. Maybe my friend Diane M can help me on this one? Perhaps it is 'good' because of what is to come? I have a hard time thinking about the Crucifixion of Jesus in the terms of being good. I know I have been told the history of this terminology before but I haven't retained it. I hate to watch the videos that depict the Crucifixion - I have a great imagination so don't need the visual. I remember as a child being worried that had I been alive at that time, that I might have been one of the taunting crowd. I even hate it when we do responsive readings in church and have to portray the crowd.
I am puttering around the house today, getting ready for Matt and Courtney to arrive from DesMoines. We have a busy weekend, so I am going to take a break from my blog so I can enjoy my family. Tomorrow Mark, Carolyn, Matt & Courtney, Greg & Jaime and I are heading to Lincoln to my brothers for an 'Anderson' Easter get-together. Then we will spend some time with our 'other' family - the O'Connors so the kids can see each other and we can see them. I may blog Sunday night, or I may wait until my treatment is over on Monday (my appointment with the onc's assistant is at 8:30 a.m.so my treatment will start around 9:00).
So, please remember my treatment day in your prayers and have a blessed Easter.
4 comments:
Blessing to you all!
Have a happy Easter!
hehe - here you go!
Answer:
The source of our term for the Friday before Easter, "Good Friday," is not clear. It may be a corruption of the English phrase "God's Friday," according to Professor Laurence Hull Stookey in Calendar: Christ's Time for the Church (p. 96). It is the common name for the day among English- and Dutch-speaking people. It is a day that proclaims God's purpose of loving and redeeming the world through the cross of our Lord, Jesus Christ. It is a day that is good because God was drawing the world to God's self in Christ. As seen in John's gospel, particularly, God was in control. God was not making the best of a bad situation, but was working out God's intention for the world — winning salvation for all people. We call it "good" because we look backward at the crucifixion through the lens of Easter!
"Good Friday" is not a universal name for the day. The liturgical title for the day in the Western church was "Friday of Preparation," since the time Jews used the word paraskeue (getting ready) for Friday, meaning the "day of preparation." Popular names for the day are "Holy Friday" among the Latin nations, "Great Friday" among the Slavic peoples, "Friday of Mourning" in Germany, "Long Friday" in Norway, and "Holy Friday" (Viernes Santo) among Hispanic peoples.
The United Methodist Book of Worship has rich and useful resources for Good Friday and all the days of Holy Week and the Great Three Days (Holy Thursday evening through Easter), 338-376.
This "Question and Answer" was prepared by Daniel Benedict, retired staff, General Board of Discipleship.
"Where Does the Term "Good Friday" Come From?" Copyright © 2001 The General Board of Discipleship. All rights reserved. Prepared by the Center for Worship Resources, P.O. Box 340003, Nashville TN 37203; telephone: 615-340-7073; web site: http://www.umcworship.org.
Have a wonderful Easter weekend with family. Oh my - you're going to have a blast! I start praying now ... because I'm sleeping in on Monday! I actually get a day off - how cool is this? I'm loving this job.
Hi Jacque,
I am a friend of one of your friend’s Diane O. I met her while we were going through treatment a little over a year ago. I have read a few entries in your blog and
Diane has shared with me info about this journey you are embarking on. I just wanted to let you know that you are on my daily prayer chain. May God be with you each step of the way comforting and providing the strength and courage to win this fight!! I also wanted to ask you if you have ever heard of Reiki? When I participated in the "A Time to Heal" class offered via the Methodist Cancer Center last fall this was one of the topics discussed and the instructor Stephanie Koraleski, PhD (co-author of the program) is certified in this healing art. There are also others certified in the Omaha area too. Here is a link to view what Reiki is all about in case you need more information. http://www.reiki.org/ . If you want to get a hold of Stephanie just let me know and I will get you her number. She is excellent in what she does. In this program the instructor's have learned a great deal from Lawrence LeShan and his teaching. His book is titled "Cancer as a Turning Point". I just wanted to share these healing tidbits I learned and pray that they will give you SUCCESS in your journey. Have a Joyous and Blessed Easter Weekend with your family. I will be praying for comfort in your treatment Monday. - - Denise
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