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  • "The Light Shines in the Darkness" (Sermon for Good Friday--Tenebrae Vespers)

    04/10/2009 8:44:21 PM PDT · by Charles Henrickson · 6 replies · 1,041+ views
    April 10, 2009 | The Rev. Charles Henrickson
    “The Light Shines in the Darkness” (John 1:5)Tonight we are doing the traditional Good Friday evening service called “Tenebrae.” The Latin word, “tenebrae,” means “shadows” or “darkness.” This is the Service of the Shadows, the Service of Darkness--increasing darkness, as the service goes along. This reminds us of the darkness that came over the land when Christ was hanging on the cross, the great darkness that occurred when the author of life was put to death. And then his lifeless body was placed in the tomb, and night fell, and all was darkness and shadows. The loud noise at the...