A Good Friday Meditation

"Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people through His own blood, suffered outside the gate. So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we do not have a lasting city, but we are seeking the city which is to come" (Hebrews 13:12-14). On this Good Friday, I will reflect on who are the crucified of our time with whom Jesus identifies, and how to be joined with them and him as we keep another world in view in which "every tear is wiped away and death is no more" (Revelation 21:4).  And I will keep in mind that the "blood" of Jesus is his life, not a mere liquid.