Scripture: Luke 23:50-56
Journal: How has God got you waiting these days?
How are you doing with it? What
do you think he is up to in the waiting?
Reflection:
The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed Joseph and saw
the tomb and how his body was laid in it.
Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience
to the commandment. (Luke 23:55-56, NIV)
It is certainly no
coincidence that the full day in which the body of Jesus laid in the tomb was
the Sabbath day. For as much as people
might have wanted to “do” this or that in response to his suffering and death,
they could not. All they could “do” was
wait. Even God waited! Even God observed the Sabbath! He knew what Sunday would bring, and most
likely could hardly wait for it’s coming, yet he did. It was good and necessary for everyone to
have some time and some space to let all that had just happened sink in.
Which is a good lesson for
us: In the times when we are most apt to spring into action, it might be that immediate
action is not the best plan. Time and
space to let things settle and sink in might be what is most needed. Unfortunately, waiting is not always our
strong suit. We would do well to
remember the words of a wise saint who once said: “When you’re waiting, you’re
not doing nothing. You’re doing the most
important something there is. You’re
allowing your soul to grow up. If you
can’t be still and wait, you can’t become who God created you to be.”
So thank goodness for Holy
Saturday!
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: O Lord, give us the patience and the courage
and the strength and the trust to wait in this day of waiting and resting. Sunday will come soon enough, but there is
still something you want to do in us first.
Prepare our hearts for your resurrection, O Lord. Amen.
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