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It’s Holy Week – the week leading up to Easter. And today, Friday, is when Jesus was crucified. Traditionally, we call this day Good Friday, and it has often been observed as a time of sorrow, repentance, and fasting in the Church. Accordingly, I always thought the name “Good Friday” was a weird choice. “Bad Friday” seemed more fitting for the day Jesus died. And that would be true – if not for this fact: That it is because of Christ’s death, because of his sacrifice on that Friday so long ago, that we are able to be made right with God. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” THAT is the good news of the gospel. Without his death, there would be no salvation. Who can you tell about the good news of Good Friday today?