Good Friday and "The Great Instead" | A Poem That Helps You Sit With the Cross

Good Friday has a way of stripping the air out of a room. It’s the day when the story looks like it’s falling apart: the King isn’t crowned, He’s crucified, and what should feel like victory feels like loss. If you’ve ever stared at your own life and thought, “This can’t be how it ends,” you’ll recognize the tension we’re sitting in here. I’m Tosha Williams, founder of Family Disciple Me Ministry and co-founder of Vanguard Church in Colorado Springs, and I want to slow down during Holy Week instead of rushing to the celebration. I share why I turn to poetry when plain teaching can’t carry the weight, and I read a Good Friday poem I wrote called “The Great Instead.” Line by line, it traces the exchanges of the cross: throne replaced by wood, honor replaced by mockery, light replaced by darkness, hope laid in a tomb. Then it turns, showing the deeper Christian theology of atonement and reversal, where God breaks sin’s curse and brings light through what looks like defeat. This is a reflective, prayerful Good Friday meditation for anyone seeking a deeper walk with Jesus, a clearer view of the crucifixion, and language for suffering that still makes room for hope. After you listen, share it with someone who needs steady hope and subscribe for more faith-based discipleship. What “instead” do you most need God to write into your story right now? Spend time with Jesus this week. Listen and linger with Him, then lead someone else in His Presence this Easter!______________________The Family Disciple Me ministry exists to catalyze devotion driven discipleship in our homes and around the world. We believe that discipleship starts with a conversation, and FDM provides free, easily-accessible, biblical resources to encourage these meaningful conversations  along life's way. Sign up through our website to be "the first to know" about upcoming releases and resources (including the FDM App - coming soon!!!) You can also follow Family Disciple Me on social media.  Family Disciple Me  is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ministry, and all donations are tax deductible. More information, blogs, statement of faith and contact info can be found at familydiscipleme.org