There’s a part of the story we don’t rush through.
The part where everything looks like it’s over.
Where what was hoped for
what was prayed for
what was believed in
is now… gone.
Good Friday isn’t a hopeful day.
It’s not a day of answers.
It’s not a day where things make sense.
It’s the day everything falls quiet
after the worst has already happened.
And if I’m honest,
I think that’s the part I recognize the most.
Not the resurrection.
Not yet.
This part.
The part where you’re left standing
in the reality of what is
with no clear picture of what comes next.
Where faith doesn’t feel strong
it just feels… present.
Still there.
But quieter.
Not fixing anything.
Not explaining anything.
Just staying.
Good Friday doesn’t rush to meaning.
It doesn’t try to redeem anything yet.
It simply holds the weight of what has happened.
And maybe there are moments in life
that look more like this day than we want them to.
Moments where nothing feels good
and nothing feels resolved
and nothing is being put back together yet.
But the story doesn’t end here.
Even if it feels like it does.
“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”
— Luke 23:46 (NIV)
Where I Found My Voice 
This one really touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes, but it’s a very real description of what Fridays can be like when you are so overwhelmed with day to day reminders of what turned out so differently from what we signed up for that you can’t even see Sunday coming yet. We’ve all had those times if we live long enough…but when we have experienced a host of Sundays too…full of the promises we hoped would be the answers to our prayers it definitely goes a long way in bolstering our faith. You are handling some difficult Fridays right now but with so much grace and love in your heart and Thanksgiving for your greatest gift next to Jesus! Continue to praise God for him and especially for Him, and one day you will be able to look back and count many Sundays that were full of blessings because of Him and because of him. Love you and little him so dearly and beyond thankful that He still lives and will help us face tomorrows. ❤️🙏
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