It’s an absolutely beautiful day in the Keweenaw! The sun is shining brightly and the temperatures are toasty – in the upper 20s Fahrenheit.

Today is also a very special day: Good Friday. Today is a day of worship, and I am spending the majority of it as such. The world over, Christians mediate on the Passion of Christ (John 18:1–19:42).

There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.