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I recently learned that the term for this day in Chinese is 鞭佃准, shou nan jie-- literally, day of suffering tragedy.  Personally, I think itconveys the reason for this particular day's significance in noambiguous terms compared to the term "Good Friday" in English -- where the word'good' indicates none of what He went through, especially for those unfamiliarwith the purpose behind His earthly life.

On the other hand, the English termdoes convey the fact that it was all ultimately part of the greatest act ofredemptive good for man.

Perhaps such double-sided linguistic identity itself symbolizes the fundamental duality of my faith and those of many of my friends: His suffering for our sins and giving us salvation in exchange.

No matter what you call it in your own tongue, may we always remember the suffering borne by Him for the good of us that took place on this day...