Good Friday Prayer

​Let us pray -

Heavenly Father you are the spark of all creation, and we are humbled to be your sons. During the time of Genesis, you created us from dust by exhaling your life into our existence. Your love for us created our spouse. A gift of a perfect garden was our land for eternity to live and prosper in. All creation, all of it was given to us. It was not enough...

We failed.

Sin entered the world and disputed all that was good. The cleansing by flood and a new covenant was not enough...

We continued to fail.

You sent your son, perfect in every way. Your only son, sacrificed for us your creation that you love so much. The spotless lamb. The lamb sent from God the Father to sacrifice for our sake; to save us from sin and death.

Was this enough?

There are no amount of good deeds, no amount of prayers, no amount of fasting, no amount of sacrifice that we can do to save us. There is no amount that can equal the Father's love for us.

What is enough?

Enough is what you Father sacrificed for us. Enough is Jesus Christ! The Lamb of God who saved the world. We must love him with our all. Everything we have is not enough but there is one gift we have that is enough to save our souls.

That gift is Faith.

Faith in our Lord and Savior will save us from death and deliver us to our Father in Heaven.

This Good Friday we proclaim enough faith to save not just ourselves, but we announce the awesome name of Jesus to save this broken world for the glory of God the Father.

It is written...

“Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Jesus is enough!
Jesus is the way.

Jesus, we are sinners, and we beg for your forgiveness. We thank you for your sacrifice and lay our lives down for your glory and humbly request that you bless and keep our families and us in your graces as we wait for your second coming to rule the world not with vengeance but rather with love for all creation.

In your most glorious name, we pray,

Amen Jesus Christ! Amen. Amen.

Scripture -

John 14-27
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."

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