For those of us who are of the Christian faith, we remember this day as the anniversary of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I can certainly look on this day with joy and happiness for we know we have been forgiven of our sins through the sacrifice Christ made on the cross and His subsequent Resurrection, but on this day it is so difficult to think of joy or happiness.
No other day of the year provides a greater reminder, no other day brings home the message to me in such a painful manner as the fact that it was my crimes which caused His sacrifice to take place, that I, a miserable sinner, am responsible for the nails which went through each of His hands and both of His feet, for the unspeakable scourging He received and the crown of thorns forced upon His head, for the passion and death He had to endure.
The guilt I feel seems too great on this day to be able to feel the comfort of knowing I have been saved. Makes me yearn all the more for Sunday to come, when we celebrate the Resurrection. To conclude, I do get a feeling of consolation when I think about John 3:16:
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall receive everlasting life.
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