受难节（周五）

钉他在十字架上

——约翰福音十九章十八节

此是何人，头戴荆冕？

他是我主，万王之王，耶稣基督。

此人为何背负十架，前往各各他山？

他乃代罪羔羊，默默无声，被牵往宰杀之地。

此人为何被钉十架，各各他山被举？

他本无罪，为我罪人受死；背负世人罪孽，被献于祭坛之上。

此人肋旁为何有血流出？

若不流血，我罪怎得赦免？他血倾流，成我赎罪源泉。故我俯伏于十字架下；十架是我生命之始，是我生命所归；十架是我生命记号，是我生命祭坛。

Good Friday

John 19:18

There they crucified him

Who is this man, head crowned with thorns?

It is my Lord, King of kings, Christ Jesus.

Why does he carry the cross towards Golgotha?

He is the sacrificial lamb, led silently to the slaughter.

Why is this man nailed to a cross on Golgotha?

He is without sin, yet he dies for us sinners. He bears the sins of humankind and is offered up on the sacrificial altar.

Why does blood flow from this man’s side?

If blood did not flow, how would my sins be washed away? His blood is the fount of my salvation. And so I kneel at the foot of the cross. The cross is the beginning of my life, and the source to which it returns. The cross is now my life’s sign, and its altar.