Good Friday is a day when time stands still. It’s a moment when all is laid bare, when everything has been said and done, when, as Jesus put it, “It is finished.” As I stand at the foot of the cross on Good Friday, I often have a sense of God asking me, “So now … Continue reading God is Dead (And We Have Killed Him): A Reflection for Good Friday 2023
Since its first hesitant days, the Church has always claimed that Jesus is the fullest revelation of God in the world. As it is written: Whereas long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, in these last days God has spoken to us by a Son, whom God … Continue reading The Cross as Theophany: A reflection for Good Friday, 2022
This is how it ends. The joy of the incarnation, the surprising revelations at Jesus' baptism, the years of miraculous healings and heavenly teaching, of standing up to the authorities. The backlash, the intrigue, the betrayal, the conspiracy, the kangaroo court. This is how it ends. Jesus, dead, hanging on a cross. The world stands … Continue reading This Is How It Ends: A Reflection for Good Friday 2021
Well, friends, here we stand, at the foot of the cross. The crisis between the authorities and Jesus, between might and right, has been resolved, with the way of goodness, truth, honesty and love, crushed once again. As it too often seems to be in our world. There is still hope, of course. The sign … Continue reading Act of Death, Act of Life: A Reflection on Good Friday
It’s Good Friday, a day rich in significance for Christians, the day when we commemorate Jesus’ crucifixion. Reading the story today, I couldn’t help but think of words that we’ve heard a lot in the media over the past couple years: collusion, conspiracy, betrayal, obstruction of justice, denial, false motivations, and that old favorite of … Continue reading The Cost and the Cross (A Good Friday Reflection)
Matthew Root 