Good Friday - what's good about it?

Following his arrest, Jesus was put on trial and ultimately was sentenced to death, though Pilate found no fault worthy of death.  

John 19:16-42

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Crucifixion

16 So he then handed Him over to them to be crucified.
17 They took Jesus, therefore, and He went out, [a]bearing His own cross, to the place called the Place of a Skull, which is called in [b]Hebrew, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified Him, and with Him two other men, one on either side, and Jesus in between. 19 Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It was written, “JESUS THE NAZARENE, THE KING OF THE JEWS.” 20 Therefore many of the Jews read this inscription, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in [c]Hebrew, Latin and in Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews were saying to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews’; but that He said, ‘I am King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written I have written.”

As with many things in Israel, there is not a consensus exactly where the crucifixion of Christ happened.  And, of course, now even the locations where they believe it may have occurred look nothing at all like what it would have looked like 2000 years ago.  

In this location, multiple religions "share" the site and each goes by cleansing the area after the other religious leaders have been by cleansing it themselves.

Rock formation where it is known that crosses were placed for crucifixion - a relatively common death penalty during the time.  This is the same area that the lady in the picture above is kneeling and praying.

23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His outer garments and made four parts, a part to every soldier and also the [d]tunic; now the tunic was seamless, woven [e]in one piece. 24 So they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be”; this was to fulfill the Scripture: “They divided My outer garments among them, and for My clothing they cast [f]lots.” 25 Therefore the soldiers did these things.

But standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus then saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He *said to His mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then He *said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” From that hour the disciple took her into his own household.

28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things had already been accomplished, to fulfill the Scripture, *said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour wine was standing there; so they put a sponge full of the sour wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought it up to His mouth.30 Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And He bowed His head and gave up His spirit.

So why do Christians call this "Good Friday"?  After all, the man we call Savior wasn't able to save Himself -- He was killed.  The Bible is clear -- Jesus, in an act of submission to His Father, allowed Himself to be killed -- as part of God's plan for our salvation.

John 19:11

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

11 Jesus answered, “You would have no authority [a]over Me, unless it had been given you from above; 

Oh and one more thing...the story's not over yet.  Sunday's a coming!