Good Friday – one of those euphemisms, a way of glossing over the horror of crucifixion and death. There’s nothing good about it. Sure, it will turn out right in the end, but the end isn’t here yet. Calling it Good doesn’t change that.

How do we get from a horrible death and so much darkness to a place of light and peace not just in the Holy Week sense, but in our every day living? There is so much that is wrong, that is painful, that is evil. How do we dream of something better, and find the strength to work for that something better?

Faith. Hope. Love. These three things.

Have faith that God-With-Us is with us.

Find hope in unlikely places – despair doesn’t have to win.

Love yourself and others because you are so loved.

Hold on.