Walk of Witness 08

In Brixham whilst Good Friday marks the start of another summer season for the local community of traders, Christians gather in the town centre to mark the final walk of their Lord Jesus Christ to His crucifixion at Calvary.

This year before the group of silent witnesses paraded behind the large wooden cross carried down Fore St by James, many met in the Methodist Church to remember how Jesus gave up His life nailed to the cross, He was made to carry.

As more members of all the Christian churches in Brixham joined together to march down to the Old Fish Market, a further service of remembrance took place with everyone singing “When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of Glory died, again recognising how Jesus had died for us all.

The Rev Tim Deacon pointed out that ‘the simple open cross means Jesus is alive today' and called for the ‘World to begin again with Jesus.'

Indeed the two directions of a cross could be said to represent the challenge we still have to do it our way, or do it God's way. As Christ showed He was prepared to do the exact will of God by surrendering His life to become a sacrifice for each one of us………..