Good or Holy Friday is the name ascribed to a Friday, when the Savior of this world, Jesus Christ, was crucified, decried of treason by the Romans. It is on this Friday that Christ suffered for the well-being of mankind and spread his ubiquitous 'goodness' over this world. May be that is one reason why this Friday is called Good Friday. Some others hold the view that the name Good Friday was derived from God's Friday. But whatever the attributes, one thing shines through for sure--the welfare of mankind that Christ ensured through his sacrifice on Good Friday. Although it was on this Friday that the world at large was deprived of this One man, Jesus Christ, who brought spiritual revolution in the hearts of many, it still remains a day of hope, a day which bears the promise of an impending revival, a new tomorrow, a resurrection !
Good Friday witnessed the passion of Christ as he bore the cross through the streets to where he was finally put to death; Good Friday commemorates the Crucifixion of Christ by the Roman soldiers and Good Friday also remembers how the son of God, Christ forgave all and sundry who've sinned against the Supreme, against God. So the spirit of forgiving and an all-pervading goodness echoes on every Good Friday to keep Christ's message of "conquering all evil through good" alive !
In honour of this day I offer a home movie that has been pain staking transferred first from its original 16mm real to real footage to an analog cam-corder, then to VHS and finally into .mpg format to which I have uploaded to Google Video and posted on my sister blog http://whiteoliphantfamilyphotos.blogspot.com/
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I have uploaded my families history starting in 1963 and commencing until 2001. The commentary is provided by my mother, father and myself. One weekend during the summer of 1997 we sat in my parents rec room and created these tapes and I'm happy to share, enjoy.
Later,
Kenaz
