TO THE END

 April 3, 2026

John 13:1

“Having loved his own who were in the world, 

he loved them to the end.”  

That phrase, “to the end” I believe, is the heartbeat of Good Friday. Jesus doesn’t love halfway. He doesn’t love conditionally. He doesn’t love until it becomes inconvenient. He loves to the very end of Himself.

Good Friday is not about God punishing Jesus. It’s God in Christ taking upon himself the worst of humanity; violence, betrayal, pride, and fear, and choosing not to respond in the same way.

Jesus doesn’t save us from suffering by avoiding it. He saves us through suffering by entering it. Because He carried the cross, we don’t carry ours alone.

Good Friday invites us to sit in the silence, not to rush to Easter, not to skip the ache, but to let the weight of love settle on us.

LET'S PRAY

Lord Jesus, On this holy day,
we remember Your love that went all the way to the end.
Teach us to love with courage, to forgive with generosity, and to walk in the way of the cross, the way that leads to life. Amen.