Holy Saturday

These words touched me....From the Little Black Book (of Meditations) of Lent:

(Reflecting on Mt. 26:14-16)

[So much focus of the Gospels are on the last 18 hours of Christ's life]. Somehow, this captured all he was and what he came to do and all he said and stood for.

Jesus never promised that he would prevent all evil, sickness, tragedy, and sin. After all, he gives us free choice. But he did promise that he could come to any evil situation of our own doing or of someone else's doing - small or great - and pull goodness and life out of it.

Jesus said his goodness would be more powerful than any evil....he was that good.


Well, if he could go even to death on the cross - a senseless death at the age of 30 or so - a humiliating, repugnant, awful death - and pull life out of it, then the good news is true. He can come to any human situation and draw life.

He can come to any human situation and draw life. 
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"They took the body of Jesus & bound it w/ burial clothes along with the spices, according to Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, & in the garden a new tomb...so they laid Jesus there...." John 19:40-42

Blessed Holy Saturday to you. Try to rest today...as Jesus rested. The JOY comes tomorrow!!!!!