Happy’s Good Friday: A Unitarian Universalist Minister’s Reflection on Jesus’ Crucifixion
A few days before Good Friday, my dear friend, the Reverend Happy Watkins of the New Hope Baptist Church called to ask my opinion on the Centurion who, according to the gospel story, stood at the foot of the cross and declared, “Surely this is the Son of God.” We met, wrestled with its meaning together, and I became so moved by the richness of its implications that I wished it was me giving the sermon instead. So, I shall.