And [Jesus] said to them,
"What are you discussing with
each other while you walk along?"
They stood still, looking sad.
Luke 24:17
Today is Saturday. Imagine standing in the shoes of the disciples.
- Yesterday was horrific. Jesus was crucified.
- Tomorrow will be glorious. Jesus will rise from the dead.
- But today is Saturday. How must his followers be feeling?
Although the verse above is an Easter-Sunday-afternoon scripture, it shows the raw emotions.
Two disciples were walking along a road to Emmaus. They are debating about what will come next. The one they thought was the Messiah is dead.
They don't recognize Jesus (implying that his new resurrection body doesn't look quite like his old earthly body). So when he speaks to them, "they stood still, looking sad."
Our Saturday is different from theirs. We KNOW Christ is risen. They didn't.
Nevertheless, I invite you to sit in a little bit of awkwardness and in-between-ness today. Yes, we know that Christ is risen. But allow yourself to contemplate grief in this world ... and the only thing that can conquer it -- the same power that raised Jesus from the dead.
In Christ's Love,
a guy who's known grief
and still has hope
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