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"𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝑺𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆." - 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏 3:16

We are reminded of the 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 made by 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 on this solemn Good Friday, who voluntarily 𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 to atone for our sins. It is a day to ponder the great suffering he underwent on our behalf and to express gratitude for the 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 he performed for us.

Let's reflect on how we can imitate Jesus' example as we consider the magnitude of his sacrifice today. Let us make an effort to treat everyone with 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 and 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, to forgive those who have wronged us, and to 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 our neighbors as ourselves.

May we always remember Good Friday as we go through this Lenten season and be motivated by it to live our lives with more 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞, and 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲.