Energized for Life—It’s a Good Friday

✟ I'm thankful to have been raised Christian on and around military bases. The chapels may not have had much flair, but they served the purpose of teaching faith and fostering relationships. Even when helicopters or F-16’s were buzzing in, the sermon went on. 

Now as a practicing Catholic, there are many holy days that shape the tempo of the year and deepen that faith, but Good Friday should hold a special place in our hearts. It's a day that invites reflection and reverence. Every year, it pulls us in with its quiet, powerful gravity.

In a world that moves fast, celebrates wins, and avoids discomfort, Good Friday stands as a counter-cultural act. It asks us to slow down, to remember sacrifice, and to confront the reality of suffering with faith, not despair. 

It’s a reminder that love doesn’t always look like flowers and sunshine. Sometimes, it looks like a cross.

Good Friday is a day about grace and love.  And though it’s a day of sorrow, it’s also the beginning of hope. Because without the cross, there is no resurrection. And without Good Friday, there is no Easter Sunday.

So every year, take this day to pause, to pray, and to give thanks for a love so deep, it stretched out its arms and said, “This is for you.”