A Good Friday Prayer From Drummer Edward Clarence.

GOOD FRIDAY:

The cross, the cruelest and worst form of capital punishment meted out by the Romans, is considered deserving of the worst of criminals and rebels.

And it is the way of the cross that our Almighty GOD has chosen that HIS Only Son, our Almighty LORD JESUS CHRIST, will have to go through. Therefore, it is not an option but a necessity so that man can find peace and acceptance with our Almighty GOD.

The cross is a great contradiction. It's a symbol of death, yet it offers eternal life. It breeds hate but shows love. It stems from violence but reaches out in peace. It signals despair yet offers the greatest hope. It marks defeat, yet one rises victorious. When all seems lost, everything is gained.

Romans 5:8.
“But GOD shows HIS love for us in that while we were still sinners, CHRIST died for us”.

PRAYER:

O GOD, our HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU choose the way of the cross for man to find his way back to YOU. By this one act, our Almighty LORD JESUS being hung on the cross and died, YOU satisfied the penalty demanded Sin, broke its power over us and destroyed the presence of Sin from us. YOU offered us the way back to YOU through our Almighty LORD JESUS CHRIST, our LORD and SAVIOUR. So, may this good news of Your Love and Mercy resound in this land as we remember Good Friday. In JESUS' Gracious Name, we pray. Amen.

Written by:

Edward Clarence

Former drummer of 'The Dukes'.

[Good friend Clarence has been sending me daily morning prayers for about two years. When I requested if he could specially compose one for Good Friday, he agreed. Thank you Clarence.]

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YouTube Video by Rosemary Siemens.