Good Friday

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In the words of the classic spiritual:
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

The cross is the lynching tree.

The powers of the world and the demonic forces are disarmed.  Love has won.  Shed a tear for the innocents (from Jesus on to today), but also be glad in your heart.

Sin and evil has not won.  Death where is thy victory?

Published in: on March 21, 2008 at 11:34 am Comments (4)

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  1. On March 21, 2008 at 8:04 pm Earl Said:

    That definitely puts things into perspective…

  2. On March 21, 2008 at 10:57 pm cjsmith Said:

    yeah. peace. cj

  3. On March 6, 2009 at 6:43 pm Matt Janovic Nipsy Russell Said:

    Thank God there are no more public lynchings. Well , and the NAACP, the ACLU, and everyone who fought against it. THAT is your social gospel. Amen.

  4. On April 1, 2009 at 6:43 am Phyllis Dunham Said:

    Powerful and very sad. This is a part of the hisotry of United States of America that can never be forgotten because we can never as children of God allow such injustices as this to happen again.


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