How is it that we remember Jesus’ death on a cross as Good Friday? Many children ask this question every year. I remember wondering about it as well. Jesus was betrayed by one of his twelve closest friends, and the rest of them deserted him when he was arrested. He was crucified because the chief priests were jealous of him. He was ridiculed and spit upon, and whipped with spiked straps designed to rip his skin open. Everything about the crucifixion
