IF YOU, O LORD SHOULD
MARK INIQUITIES, LORD WHO COULD STAND? PS.130:3 GOOD FRIDAY REFLECTION
29-03.2013 PAUL IKECHUKWU OGUJIOFFOR REV FR
Our friendship with God
is a sonship relationship which we ought to manifest or show to others in
relating with them. The meeting of others in our daily existence ought to be
embedded with a high spiritual undertone. If this is certified very many things
or mistakes which we may fall into possibly will be neglected or overlook by
Him who was crucified for us on the cross for our salvation. The death of Life and Love on the cross on Good Friday calls for deep silence. Indeed
silence has beclouded the earth and the divine tranquility has whistled like a
breeze of Mount Horeb; soon the drama of Gethsemane, liturgically resound on
and from the cross the Words of Spiritual attention: Father forgive them for they know not what are they are doing Lk.
23: 34; Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani? My
God , My God, why have you forsaken me? Matt. 27: 46; Mk. 15: 34; Truly I said unto you today you will be with
me in Paradise Lk. 23: 43; Woman
behold your son Jn. 19: 26; Behold
your mother Jn. 19: 27; I am thirsty
Jn. 19: 28; It is finished Jn. 19:
30; Father into your hands I commend my
spirit Lk. 23: 46. Therefore, the Lord’s commendation of his spirit to the
Eternal Father brought about the earthquake and the curtain tearing from top to
bottom. Like Peter exclaimed with surprise at the epiphany of Transfiguration,
today because of the divine character of epiphany in his death, the centurion
exclaimed too: Indeed, this man is the
Son of God Mk. 15: 39. Like Peter let us always with respect said: Depart from me Lord for I am a sinful man Lk.
5: 8, but yet as well said: Heal my soul
for I have sinned against you Ps. 41: 5. In silence, Christ taught us that
the liturgy of our life and existence speaks loud and overtly too for sincere
repentance. Oh Lord may I always remain silent before you in your house so that
my soul and heart may meditate profoundly of your goodness to me. In this
silence death meets with the darkness as to have life as the Giver of life, who
hung on the cross to break our relationship with the devil and bless with
compassion and salvation
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