A few years back a video surfaced with this title! It was around Easter, and to be honest, I don't remember exactly where I saw it first. But it was powerful enough to stick with me since. Each Good Friday, I post it on my Facebook page to try to get my heart and mind in the mindset of Easter and what my Savior has done for me. This year as I was posting it, I kept hearing that still, small whispering tug at my heart. God was trying to say more than what I had heard in the past years. "It's your Friday, but hold on, your Sunday's a comin."
The past few years have been littered with bumps, bruises, beatings, rejection, disappointment, and difficulty, along with a few bright spots as well. My new normal has evolved, and has in some ways become easier. Those first days and months were filled with sheer sadness, desperation, hopelessness, and shock. I stumbled through the darkness in blinding pain, not knowing how to take my next step. As time wore on, that disabling pain changed into more of a dull ache, of which I was constantly aware, but which was bearable. The grass started turning green again, and I felt the life come back into my lungs. But even on the best of days, there is a struggling that persists. It's a very difficult path I am on, and I often feel unequipped and ill prepared for the rougher spots. However, through it all, God has made His presence very known to me, and has spoken more loudly and clearly than I have ever experienced. As I watched the video this morning, Good Friday, I saw this short sermon in a new light. It has been Friday in my life for a few years, but my Sunday is coming. I don't know when that might be! There may be several more years of the struggle, but Sunday is most definitely coming.
I do not believe that Christ died on the cross to solely cleanse us of our sins and give us life everlasting. I DO believe this was the purpose at the center of the cross. However, I believe it was also meant to be a symbol of hope for us in the midst of trying times, a beacon of light when all else seems lost. We all have times that are our Friday's. But around the corner, Sunday is beaming. On this day so many years ago, Jesus Christ was at His all time low. He even felt His Father had forsaken Him. He just wanted it to be over. But around the corner, Sunday was coming!
