Mosaic Boston

From time immemorial, Christians haven't just commemorated the death of Jesus Christ—they have actually celebrated it. That's strange, no? Why would you celebrate death? We celebrate the births of Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr. We certainly don't celebrate their assassinations. When your beloved leader is martyred, you don't celebrate their death, you mourn it. You grieve. You weep. You remember, yes, but definitely not celebrate. So what makes the death of Jesus Christ worth celebrating? Why will billions around the world be celebrating His death on Friday?