Holy Week 2026 | Good Friday: The Cross
Scripture: Matthew 27:32–56 | ~10 min
This is the darkest day of the story. Jesus is stripped, nailed to a cross, mocked by soldiers, and abandoned. From noon to three, darkness covers the land. And then Jesus cries out the most anguished words in all of Scripture: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
This is not a lapse in faith. This is what it cost.
In this episode:
The brutal ironies of the crucifixion — including the charge posted above his head
Why Jesus' cry of dereliction is actually an act of faith
The tearing of the temple curtain — and what it means for us
The foretaste of…
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