Remembering Together: Our Good Friday Agape Feast at The Journey Church

On Good Friday, April 3, 2026, our community at The Journey Church in Westminster, Colorado gathered for one of the most meaningful traditions of the year—our annual Good Friday Agape Feast.

The evening began, as it always does, around tables filled with food and conversation. This shared potluck meal reflects the heart of the early church—people coming together not just for worship, but for relationship. There’s something deeply grounding about breaking bread with one another before turning our attention to the significance of the cross. It reminds us that faith was never meant to be lived alone.

After the meal, we moved into a simple, informal service centered on the final words of Jesus. Often called “The Seven Last Sayings,” these statements from the cross give us a powerful window into the heart of Christ in his final moments.

Seven members of our church each took one of these sayings and spent weeks reflecting on it—sitting with it, praying through it, and considering what it reveals about Jesus and about our own lives. Then, one by one, they came forward to share.

We heard Jesus speak forgiveness: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
We heard his promise of hope: “Today you will be with me in paradise.”
We saw his care for others even in suffering: “Behold your son… behold your mother.”
We felt the weight of his anguish: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
We were reminded of his humanity: “I thirst.”
We stood in the truth of his victory: “It is finished.”
And we witnessed his surrender: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”

Each reflection was different—personal, honest, and deeply human. That’s part of what makes this service so special. These aren’t polished sermons from a stage. They are real stories and insights from people in our own community—people we sit next to on Sundays, but don’t always get to hear from in this way.

And something beautiful happens in that space.

As we listen, we begin to understand one another more deeply. We hear how different lives intersect with the same words of Jesus. We see how his sacrifice meets each of us in unique places—our struggles, our questions, our gratitude, our hope.

The Good Friday Agape Feast is not a somber reenactment as much as it is a shared remembering—one that holds both the weight of the cross and the quiet joy of being together in it. It draws us closer to Jesus, and just as importantly, closer to each other.

In a world that often feels disconnected, this night reminds us of something simple and powerful: we are a community shaped by grace, gathered around a table, and held together by the love of Christ.