This is a bit late today. I read through the text version and felt that I could tighten it up and say more…and I felt that this day, more than any other, needs things said right.

And as I say in the online version, take the time today to be quiet a lot. Let silence be a companion. Let the story of Christ’s death and entombment stand in front of your every step. Do you have a cross necklace? Wear it. Carry it in your pocket. Read my meditation on the Eighth Word from the Cross and imagine it. Speak that word. Cry it out.