Well... Secondborn pulled up quite well after the surgery. In fact she's worried that it's not hurting enough. THis is what being in constant pain does to you. It totally messes with your perspective.

Anyway, Dace and Firstborn arrived for an Easter visit yesterday too, in the middle of everything, so now we're all very cosy in my little apartment which is full of the queensized airbed, the fold-out bed and the actual bed that came with the place. And South Australia has apparently shut down because it's Good Friday.

When we tried to explain this to Dace (along with why you can't go into Gold Class at the Cinema here if you're under 18) he asked, "why do they call it Good Friday?"

You know, despite a sound Catholic education (you know... the one that turns you into an atheist), I couldn't answer him.

Anybody out there know why it's called Good Friday? I mean, being crucified is not my idea of a good day...

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I asked the exact same thing of the Pastor at my high school, years and years later and I still remember the answer (basically because it never really satisfied me to any great extent, but I think it's all we're going to get.)

'The greatest good came out of such a terrible death.'

Ta dah.

I hear a lot of the "Because if Jesus hadn't died for us we wouldn't be truly free... and He had to die to be resurrected" (... well yes I can see that last point :3 no use in resurrecting people who are still alive, is there?)

But yes the name 'Good Friday' is a bit.. awkward. (I am a Christian, btw.)

I did a bit of a search, but can't come up with a suitable answer. The only good I see in Good friday is the time I get off work. Be careful with your answer though or it might be a trip to the principals office (ala the Telstra Ad)

Will be traveling down to Adelaide next week by road, hoping to avoid coober pedy if possible.

Reverend Jean from my local church, when I was a teenager, came up with the best answer I've ever heard:

"Because none of the disciples thought naming the day 'Pontius Pilate Sucks' would be politically expedient."

Love Sharyn's answer - although my monitor and keyboard didn't appreciate the spray of porridge that hit them :)

According to the United Methodists the 'Good' is possibly a corruption of 'God' in that they called the day God's Friday.

They have quite a neat explanation which makes sense to this non-denominational believer.