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Friday began just after midnight, with Jesus being arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.

Under the dark of night, Jesus was first taken to the House of Annas for interrogation and then

sent bound in chains to Caiaphas, a high priest, where the Jewish Sanhedrin had gathered.

They sent it to him to death and then brought him to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate who then

referred the case to King Herod, but Herod sent Jesus back to Pilate.

Coming before the crowd one last time, Pilate declared Jesus innocent and washed his own hands

in water to show he had no part in this condemnation. Nevertheless, Pilate handed Jesus over to

be crucified in order to avoid a riot. Jesus then carried his own cross to the side of the execution

assisted by Simon of Cyrene, carried his cross to the place of the skull, Galgotha, Calvary.

There Jesus agonizes on the cross for six hours.

There from noon till 3 p.m., darkness falls over the whole land and it is there you meet him.

There at the foot of the cross.

This meditation from John chapter 19 is a contemplation on Good Friday, the sixth day of Holy Week.

Falling on the Friday before Easter and here we will reflect on the crucifixion of Jesus and his

death at Calvary. So to begin your meditation, find a place to be alone, still

and quiet before your Savior. A retreat to become mindful of his presence in purpose.

So posture yourself with your hands open to receive.

Allow your eyes to close without effort as his eyes close.

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