From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (1150th day
Why do we call it Good Friday… when it was so dark?
The Son of God was betrayed, tortured, and crucified. His friends fled. Evil looked victorious. The sky turned black. Hope seemed buried in a borrowed tomb.
And yet… we call it Good Friday. Not because the pain was good. But God used the pain to redeem the world. Good Friday reminds us that even in the darkest hour, God is not absent. He is not silent. He is there, suffering with us, and working through the suffering to bring redemption.
And today, Ukraine knows darkness. We’ve buried children after ruzzian missile strikes. We’ve worshiped in the coldness and darkness of blackouts when missiles fell on our cities. We’ve waited for help from allies that didn’t come. We know what it feels like to be betrayed and to see the world turning away in the hour of greatest need.
But Good Friday tells us this is not the end of the story. Because love still walks into suffering. Jesus didn’t run from the cross. He entered into the pain for the sake of others. And He calls us to do the same.
So even as Ukraine walks through fire, we hold onto this: The cross was not the end. The tomb was not the finale. And the darkness we face today will not have the last word. Resurrection is coming!
And until then—we stand, we sing, we fight, we love.
In the name of the One who endured Friday… and conquered Sunday.
Voice of Ukraine 