We mark the day that shook the earth. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ. I try wrapping my head around the notion of taking on the sins of the world. I can’t. You know how sometimes you can find yourself stressed and darkened and weighed down by the troubles and mistakes – the sins — of a friend, family member or colleague? And someone will tell you, “don’t take that on”? Jesus took it ALL on.

Mass murderers. Serial rapists. Satanists. Abortionists. You. Me. All of it. Every lie. Every cheat. Every steel. Every last drop of evil and darkness. The turning on of the gas at Auschwitz. The turning against marriage vows. The sex trafficking of children. The cursing at a stranger at a traffic light. The doctor who at this hour is preparing to cut off the healthy penis of a young boy. And everyone who calls that evil good.

All my sins. Cannot lose sight of that.

[A blessed Good Friday to our Christian readers. — Ed]