We are nearing the climactic end of Holy Week.

Good Friday commemorates Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross; it is traditionally a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting. Holy Saturday, also called Easter Vigil, is the traditional end of Lent. Easter Sunday is the celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection, according to the Gospels, on the third day after his crucifixion. 

By enduring and defeating death sacrificially for us, Jesus swung open the gates of heaven, allowing our sins to be forgiven and ushering us into the presence of God.

From Romans 5:

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

FLASHBACK to a 2019 musical Easter card. Enjoy!