It’s Good Friday today—a holiday we Mormons tend to avoid because of some folks’ apparent allergy to Catholicism, but one which I think would really do us good to honor. I assume the lack of recognition or focus is based on the same reason why Mormons don’t use the cross, because we want to think of and focus on the living and resurrected Christ as opposed to the dying One. And that’s something I can totally understand—but I feel that sometimes, by not taking more time to appreciate His death and His sacrifice, we cheat the miracle of His Resurrection of some of its power and make it somewhat less sacred. That Sunday was only so glorious because that Friday was so dark, and I think if we focused on the latter a bit more, we’d appreciate the former more strongly for the miracle that it is. Granted, I didn’t live up too well to what I’m preaching today—I went out to dinner with my roommates, watched Spider-Man 2 with my boss’ family, and played airplane with his five-year-old daughter. Nothing too pensive or deep there. Which is why I think I’m speaking to myself as much as anyone—you can count my vote for bringing Good Friday back into LDS religious discourse.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Good Friday
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Man, I wish I had read this before I went to the BYU conference this morning. I slept in, so I missed Robert Millet's presentation on the symbol of the cross and it's importance in the Atonement and Ressurection. I completely agree, that without a more full knowledge of the darkness that preceeded the light of the Ressurection, the latter cannot be fully glorified, appreciated or--I'd argue--understood. The philosopher in me could go on with this subject forever, but I'm expecting a much-anticipated call from a friend, and I'd rather talk to him, so I think I'll stop now... :)
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