Good Friday
This day is so difficult.
There were around 40 of us at the first Walk of Witness. A good number, really. Margie read from Luke—Jesus promising the kingdom to the penitent thief. She read it beautifully.
Luke 23:39–43 NIV - One of the criminals who… | Biblia
One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked…
I read later, at the final station: Luke 23:50–56. Joseph of Arimathea and the women from Galilee.
Luke 23:50–56 NIV - Now there was a man named… | Biblia
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came…
That moment between Joseph and Pilate—it’s never quite sat comfortably. That request for Jesus’ body. The unspoken weight of it. The risk, the reverence. The cost of doing what was right.
About 25 people came to the second Walk of Witness, followed by a very solemn service at St Andrew’s in Dent. Quiet, reflective, no unnecessary words.
I walked with others...
