GOOD FRIDAY

Christ Carrying the Cross Hieronymous Bosch (?1450-1516)

• Isaiah 52:13-53:12 •
• Psalm 22 •
• Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 •
• John 18:1-19:42

HE WAS A GAMBLER TOO . . . 

AND, sitting down, they watched Him there,

The soldiers did;

There, while they played with dice,

He made His Sacrifice, 

And died upon the Cross to rid

God's world of sin.

He was a gambler too, my Christ,

He took His life and threw

It for a world redeemed.

And ere His agony was done,

Before the westering sun went down,

Crowning that day with its crimson crown,

He knew that He had won.

G A Studdert-Kennedy (1883 - 1929)

Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy, was an Anglican priest and poet. He was a chaplain during World War I and awarded the Military Cross.