When the world
Appears
a troubled place
When
you see pain
Etched
into every face
Look
for hope
In
the shadow of the cross
When
evil lives
In
the hearts of man
When
our neighbours
Plot
our destruction
Look
for hope
In
the shadow of the cross
When
you are burdened
With
anxiety and fear
When
you are so desperate
For
someone to hear
Look
for Him
The Long Friday
Or Good Friday
Marks the day
The Temple Guards
Aided by the Judas kiss
Arrested Jesus
At Gethsemane
Also, his interrogation
By High Priest Caiaphas
And the Sanhedrin
Who condemned him to death
Before conveying him before
The Roman governor
Pontius Pilate
Who with reluctance
Ordered his crucifixion
At the place of the Skull
The Greatest Story Ever Told, directed by George Stevens and David Lean, although for some reason the latter was uncredited.
It is an often under-rated movie with an
all-star cast, and is a large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and
ministry of Jesus Christ (Max von Sydow).
There are so many stars in this biblical epic
that it is impossible to mention them all but among the notable performers were
Dorothy McGuire (The Virgin Mary) Charlton Heston (John the Baptist) Martin
Landau (Caiaphas) Sal Mineo (Uriah) Sidney Poitier (Simon of Cyrene) David
McCallum (Judas Iscariot) Donald Pleasence (The Dark Hermit – Satan) Claude
Rains (King Herod) and John Wayne (Centurion at Crucifixion).
I can highly recommend the modestly titled
epic, which was long, beautifully photographed and was notable as it was the
first english-language film for Max von Sydow.
A great, if not the greatest, movie, watch and
enjoy.
We celebrate Good Friday
Because
2000 years ago
God
proved that we matter
We celebrate Good Friday
And
thank God reverently
For
our saviour’s sacrifice
He was crucified, and then
As
he ascended into heaven
Jesus
was heard to say
Up,
up and Yahweh
Joyful Thursday
Is better known as
Maundy Thursday
The sixth day of Holy week
Which remembers the Maundy
The day when Jesus
Washed the feet of his disciples
As well as the last supper
On the feast of Passover
And marks the start
Of the Easter Triduum,
That commemorates
The passion, death,
And resurrection of Christ
