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Good Friday

AN AT-HOME LITURGY FOR
​AN AWKWARD TIME
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THE BIG IDEA
Holy Week is a story of presence found only through absence, a story of harsh nails and painful wounds.

On Good Friday, we sit in a growing darkness, with all of the absence and loneliness this story brings, as the shadows grow longer in us.

Since the twelfth century, Christians have gathered this night to let the shadows grow long in our hearts and minds, revealing to us the darkest places in each of us. The shadows of betrayal and despair, the shadows of accusation and shame.

At the center of this night is a candle, a light that gets weaker and weaker with each mumbled word, each sorrowful whisper.
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And as we hear the Passion and as the light grows dimmer, we see the power of silence and darkness in revealing to the heart of God.

What You Will Need:
  1. A copy of this liturgy, either on a device or in printed form, for each person participating with you
  2. 5 small candles, 1 large candle, and a lighter
  3. A cross to place at the center of the table
  4. The audio playlist
To continue the service
(with the audio files), ​please click here:
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