If this year, for Holy week, you listened or read the
different Bible verses that talk about each day, you’d find that each day
varies in coverage. For example, a
podcast has been reading each days Scriptures and (Palm) Sunday was 9 minutes,
Monday-5 minutes, Tuesday-30 minutes, Wednesday-3 minutes, (Maundy) Thursday-33
minutes, and (Good) Friday-45 minutes.
But today there is no reading. On that Saturday between Good Friday, the day
Jesus died, and Easter Sunday, the day He arose, Scripture is silent. Some call
it “Silent” Saturday.
Though it’s not recorded in Scripture, I can only imagine
what life and conversation was like among the disciples and followers of Christ
who grieved the loss of One whom they loved and gave everything to follow…now
what? The whispers around town and the unsurety of where to go from here.
I’ve been through seasons that have felt like a Silent
Saturday. The waiting room of the unknown.
The path seemed clear to get here and then suddenly, all that once
seemed clear, has gone sideways….this isn’t how it was supposed to be! But in the quiet, His perfect plan was
unfolding. It didn’t look like the
disciples were expecting and yet he was unfolding His plan, promise and
purpose.
So on this Silent Saturday, I will cling to the hope of Your
presence. I will take in the invitation to trust and hope in a God who is
bigger than I am and can see the next chapter already. That redemption is coming. That You can make the
path clear…bring justice for what’s been broken…..and even take this ugly mess
and make it beautiful in time. I want to
trust you in the storm and in the silence.
Lord, help me remember to trust and obey.
Psalm 145
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