This morning we were awakened to the sound of nails being pounded into wood. A neighbour was getting a project underway, but it was a reminder of the solemnity of the day.
We worshiped at St. Paul's with excellent music and the involvement in leadership by ten of our children and young people. It was good to have these kids and other children from the congregation as part of our Good Friday commemoration.
After lunch we went for a walk along the shore of Lake Ontario and the cross in the photo above was a piece of driftwood washed onto the beach.
I read in the paper that today is the third biggest worship occasion in Canadian mosques. As surprising as that may be, the long weekend and the Friday holiday makes it possible for many Islamic families to gather. Jesus is recognized as a prophet in Islam, so many Imams take this opportunity to speak about his importance to their religion. I had never heard this before. A real reminder of our multi-cultural society.
See how Good Friday has been recognized around the world.
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I did not know that Jesus was considered a prophet in Islam and that his life and work would be taught in their religion.Interesting to know.
This thought is off topic(sorry David) but it astounded me.With the decline in church attendance almost everywhere, fewer and fewer people have ever read even a passage of the Bible. The Globe today reports that "In Britain, the Guardian newspaper reported a Church of England survey found only 22 per cent of respondents knew that Easter celebrates Christ's resurrection."
I read the same article yesterday Shirley and was quite surprised. Some of that may be due to the multi-cultural population in Britain, but there is much written about the secular society there, and the catastrophic decline in church attendance.
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