Good Friday and Holy Saturday
Taking of Christ, Caravaggio (c. 1598) When we wake up on Good Friday morning, a lot has transpired in the hours while we slept. Jesus has prayed in Gethsemane. He has been betrayed by Judas and arrested. Because of an illicit conspiracy, he has stood trial, not in the broad daylight, but in an unplanned, middle-of the-night trial before the Jewish leaders and then at first dawn before Pilate (and also before Herod in Luke's Gospel!). And as Peter denies him the third time, the rooster crows, and we awake ( Matt. 26:47–27:36; Mark 14:43–15:15; Luke 22:47–23:25; John 18:1–19:16). Reading the Gospel Narratives Throughout Good Friday, we do our best to read through all of these stories. You could use a regular ol' Bible or a children's Bible, depending on the ages of your children. We will also read from Peter's First Easter by Walter Wangerin, which narrates the events of Holy Week from Peter's perspective, and At Jerusalem's Gate by Nikki Grimes, a coll
