I got married on a Good Friday

Yvette Walker, on her wedding day, walking down to her husband, Tim. (All photos by Jaleccia Ates.)

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Editor’s note: UPDATED for 2023.

I’ve been thinking a lot about Jesus lately:

• We remember that He went to the grave for our sins, and then came back to life!
• I’m reading a Bible app devotional about Holy Week through the book of Mark;
• “The Chosen,” a series about the life of Christ has live-streamed through Holy Week and starts filming 3 on April 25;
• And my sixth wedding anniversary is Friday — yes, you read that right, on GOOD FRIDAY!

You might think that is a strange day to get married, but we chose it for an important reason. My husband, Tim, and I met on Good Friday in 2015, and I strongly believe that God brought us together. When he proposed on my birthday in June 2016 I knew instantly what day we would wed.

Good Friday appears to be a day of sadness and death and fear, but it also is a day of hope and redemption.

On the Positively Joy podcast, The Rev. Dr. Leah Schade and I talked about how movies depict the life of Christ and some, like “The Last Temptation of Christ,” and “The Passion,” feature all the blood and gore of a horror movie.

But remember all the people Christ came in contact with, even on His way on the Via Dolorosa…