It seems like a misnomer
at first,
or a bit of black humor…
“Good” Friday….
the day when betrayal
came with a kiss;
the day when the seconds were marked
by whip-cracks,
and hammers tolled
like bells;
the day that clouds closed
like eyelids over a dying sun;
the day the earth shook
as if in a sieve.
And now
(as if it wasn’t
“good”
enough already),
it is also the day
you died.
A tomb sealed with a stone…
A coffin nailed shut…
A grave covered with dirt…
The good news is
this is as dark as it gets.
"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6).
