Today, we Christians celebrate Good Friday. Last week, on my trip home from the Talent Development Summit in Vancouver, I read Max Lucado’s now 30 year-old book Six Hours One Friday: Living in the Power of the Cross, figuring today is a good day to share a summary of what I learned!
How many of us face futility, failure, and finality? The three Fs on the human report card. The three burdens that are too big for any back, too heavy for any biceps. Three burdens that no man can carry alone.
Fortunately, we don’t have to face those monsters alone. An experienced sailor once advised Lucado to “anchor deep,” as he prepared his sailboat for an approaching hurricane.
As Lucado put it, “Anchor points. Firm rocks sunk deeply in a solid foundation. How strong are yours? How sturdy is your life when faced with one of these three storms?”
Lucado’s book examines three anchor points. Each anchor point was planted firmly in bedrock two thousand years ago by a carpenter who claimed to be the Christ. And it was all done in the course of a single day. A single Friday. All done during six hours, one Friday.
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