{"id":210,"date":"2013-03-29T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/2013\/03\/29\/my-five-favorite-good-friday-resources"},"modified":"2013-03-29T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T13:44:00","slug":"my-five-favorite-good-friday-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2013\/03\/my-five-favorite-good-friday-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"My Five Favorite Good Friday Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>


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\nYesterday I got a tattoo (yay) isn\u2019t it pretty?:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span>Yes, \u00a0that is an Instagram picture. If you follow me on Facebook<\/a>, you\u2019d know that I joined this week and I\u2019m all types of giddy to use my new app. \u00a0I know, I \u00a0know, I\u2019m\u00a0egregiously\u00a0behind the times. \u00a0Can I recoup whatever I lost in cool points for being a late adopter with having a super pretty, super spiritual tattoo? \u00a0No? \u00a0Well, it was worth a try\u2026<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Here are my five favorite resources to focus on the cross and prepare my heart for Easter Sunday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>1: Best form of Art\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
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Even if I don\u2019t get cool points for my tattoo, I love it. I love how the artist kept the dove feminine, but prominent on my arm. \u00a0I even love how the filigree looks a bit like music symbols! \u00a0It\u2019s as if God inspired the tattoo artist, because it\u2019s perfectly me.\u00a0<\/span>I love the symbolisms of the\u00a0<\/span>dove\u2014<\/span>\u00a0peace, wholeness, and solidarity with the poor.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019ve got that<\/span> Dove Love<\/a>, y\u2019all.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>I believe the greatest moment of peacemaking, or shalom, was Jesus\u2019 death on the cross, so although my tattoo is of a dove, it still reminds me to live a Cruciform life. To me the cross and peace are\u00a0synonymous.\u00a0<\/span>Marking my skin with this symbol reminds me \u00a0that Christ is my Prince of Peace\u2014the first and best peacemaker.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Pastor Chris Seays of Ecclesia church in Houston agrees with me that getting a tattoo is a wonderful way to share your story and\u00a0allegiance\u00a0to Christ. \u00a0Check out his church\u2019s cool observance of Lent called, \u201cCruciformity: Stations on Skin. <\/a>\u00a0I love the tattoos and the pastor\u2019s heart to embrace culture and make Christ relevant. \u00a0I also love that they\u2019re from Houston, TX\u2014not too far from my hometown, Texas City, TX. \u00a0<\/span>
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2:\u00a0Best online prayer from Shane Claiborne\u2019s Book of Common Prayer:<\/b><\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/commonprayer.net\/<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u00a0<\/i>No commentary needed, it\u2019s Shane Claiborne. \u00a0You know there\u2019s awesomeness to be had on that site. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3: Best Good Friday Encouragement On-The-Go.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u201cPray-as-you-go\u201d is\u00a0a fantastic podcast from the Jesuits that I listen to\u00a0occasionally. Here\u00a0is \u00a0the\u00a0Good Friday<\/a>\u00a0recording.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>4: Best theology of the Good Friday service<\/b><\/span>
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\n<\/span>To be honest, I\u2019m secretly bothered by the \u201cnailing my sins to the cross\u201d activity of Good Friday services. It seems somewhat sensationalist and an attempt to guilt-trip me into feeling remorse for my sins. \u00a0I appreciate this article on the \u201cGoal of Good Friday\u201d:<\/a><\/span>
\n\u201c<\/span>Many of the Good Friday services and depictions I know have focused on our guilt, my guilt and yours specifically, for Jesus\u2019 grisly crucifixion and death. If the servant suffered, then, by God, we had better suffer, too, because God knows we deserve some suffering and a boatload of guilt, complicit as we are in the death of the son. Am I alone in thinking that there is something theologically amiss in all this?\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/span>
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\n5: 10 Best Songs on the Cross<\/b><\/span>
\nI made this playlist to listen to while I got my dove tattoo. \u00a0The first five helped me meditate on Jesus\u2019 sacrifice and his great love for us. \u00a0The last five are my favorite responses to the cross. \u00a0I hope it blesses you. \u00a0They range from classical to r&b, and there\u2019s even a Haitian Creole version of \u201cLead Me To The Cross\u201d. \u00a0I know the image shows eight, but there\u2019s ten\u2014 I promise\u2014I wouldn\u2019t skimp on my dear readers ;).<\/span><\/p>\n[spotify id=\u201dspotify:user:oshetamoore:playlist:5nNt21Gwpspu7uNpFQeBX1\u2033 width=\u201d300\u2033 height=\u201d380\u2033 \/] \n

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\n<\/span>and finally\u2026<\/b><\/span>
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\n<\/span>A Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer<\/b><\/span>
\nAlmighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of<\/span><\/i>
\npeace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for<\/i>
\nthe nations of the earth; that in tranquility your dominion may i<\/i><\/span>ncrease,\u00a0<\/i><\/span>
\nuntil the earth is filled with the knowledge of your\u00a0<\/i><\/span>
\nlove; through Jesus Christ our Lord.\u00a0Amen.<\/i><\/span>
\n<\/span>Peace and grace to you my friends,<\/span>
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