Why Friday Is Called Good

God forbid that I should boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Galatians 6:14 NLT).

Death has been brought low,

The sin of our first parent destroyed,

Hell plundered,

Resurrection bestowed,

The power given us to despise the things of this world 

and even death itself,

The road back to the former blessedness made smooth,

The gates of paradise opened,

Our nature seated at the right hand of God,

And we made children and heirs of God.

By the cross all things have been set aright….

It is a raising up for those who lie fallen,

A support for those who stand,

A staff for the infirm,

A crook for the shepherded,

A guide for the wandering,

A perfecting of the advanced,

Salvation for soul and body,

An averter of all evils, 

A cause of all good things,

A destruction of sin,

A plant of resurrection,

And a tree of eternal life.

John of Damascus (d. 749 AD)

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