New life starts in the dark.
Whether it is a seed in the ground,
a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb,
it starts in the dark.
Whether it is a seed in the ground,
a baby in the womb, or Jesus in the tomb,
it starts in the dark.
--Barbara Brown Taylor,
Learning to Walk In the Dark
Learning to Walk In the Dark
Holy Saturday follows Good Friday. On the first Holy Saturday, the disciples all scattered, each to their own homes (John 16:31). It was the Sabbath for them, a day without work. Nothing to busy themselves with. Just silence and stillness.
I wonder if they pondered the events of the past week or talked about them together? Were they filled with regret, second guessing what they’d said, ashamed of what they did and didn’t do? Did they wonder what was true about what they once earnestly believed and were willing to give their lives for?
--Vaneetha Risner
Image source: Eugène Burnand, Saturday (1907-1908), https://artandfaithmatters.blogspot.com/2020/04/holy-saturday-waiting-art-lectionary.html
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