Good Friday 2020

Snoopy brings to us today a scripture from Philemon – I can say this about so many people!  One thing about being sequestered, there is a lot of time to think, and to reflect on the wonderful people we have to enrich our lives, and how grateful we are for them!  I could make a list as long as from here through next week, and I’m sure you feel the same. 

Today we brought mom over, and we mixed up more cookies for the boys.  Logan and Chase wanted pancakes for lunch, which sounded good, so that’s what we had.  We had a little mini-spa thing going on after the kitchen was cleaned up, and were trimming our nails and applying fresh polish.  I put a clear coat on Mom’s fingernails after I clipped them.  I am SO not good at that and was relieved not to have clipped them back to her second knuckle!  We did a load of laundry and then I made a mask for Nate.  He txt me that he wore it to Lowe’s and was excited to have it.  Little things become SO BIG, SO QUICKLY.  The boys were ready by then to ice the cookies, and chose purple icing.  That made ME Excited!  Kelly had an online meeting, and the boys were upstairs playing Mindcraft, while I spent the last hour trying to dig my way through a stack of papers for a veteran’s benefit’s application for Mom (through Dad).  My head is still spinning! 

Today we listened to the Maundy Thursday service, presented by associate pastor Justin Hill (Martin’s Ferry CC).  He spoke on ‘Temporal’ verses’eternal’ and that we always have a choice. The first example was to contrast Judas with Mary.  Mary anointed Jesus’ feet with expensive oils; Judas wanted to sell it and give the money to the poor.  Jesus said we’d always have the poor, but he would not always be with us.  The second was Peter, who denied Jesus 3 times, as was prophesied.  Peter was overcome with fear, and chose to follow Jesus at a distance, and to follow the crowd.  He was devastated when he realized what he had done. Then he spoke about how Jesus chose to obey His Father.  He could have called legions of angels to lift him from the cross.  But He chose to die for us, so we could live.  Jesus cried out IT IS FINISHED – WHAT was finished?  The debt was paid, our gift from God, the death of His Son, to pay the price for our sins and disobedience.  Because he loved us, loves us still.  It was the finishing touch – it was finished.  But again – this was NOT the end of the story!  And we rejoice!   

On this date in 1607, British colonial expedition that would found Jamestown departs for mainland America.  In 1849 the safety pin was patented.  The first arbor day was celebrated in 1872, but later moved to the 22nd.  And on that fateful day in 1912, the Titanic set sail on it’s first and final voyage.  in 1970 Paul McCartney announced the split of the Beetles, and in 1971, Penny Marshall weds Rob Reiner. 

Today and tomorrow are days for reflection, to think about the sacrifice God made in turning His face from His Beloved Son; and what Jesus did to save us. 

God Bless….