For most Christians throughout the world who celebrate Good Friday, the reading of Christ’s Passion will play a central role in that commemoration. Whichever gospel your church chooses to read from, you will hear the familiar story of Christ’s arrest, trial, torture, death and burial.
The reading of Christ’s passion is not simply a retelling of the story. We ourselves play an integral role. Each of us plays the role of Judas who betrayed him, the Pharisees who arrested him, the apostles who hid in shame, the officials who tried and condemned him, and the soldiers who tortured and killed him.
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