Mark 16:1-20
Holy Saturday.
It's the (often overlooked) gap between Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
The gap between death and resurrection.
The extra attention and special services on either side of the gap naturally make our minds more familiar with Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
But our bodies...our bodies know Holy Saturday...our bodies know the gap... perhaps more intimately even, than any other day of the year.
Holy Saturday.
It's the (often overlooked) gap between Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
The gap between death and resurrection.
The extra attention and special services on either side of the gap naturally make our minds more familiar with Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
But our bodies...our bodies know Holy Saturday...our bodies know the gap... perhaps more intimately even, than any other day of the year.
The gap between the loss of a loved one and healing, the gap between divorce and the hope that lies ahead, the gap between the loss of a job and a new opportunity, the gap between addiction and sobriety, the gap between betrayal and forgiveness, the gap between feeling lost and being found...we know the gap. Holy Saturday IS the gap.
Holy Saturday gives us the opportunity to acknowledge the gap.
To acknowledge our specific pain.
To acknowledge that not knowing what comes next is scary.
Holy Saturday also gives us the opportunity to stand in the gap with another.
...not to try and fix the circumstance for another
...not to try and move another past their pain...(those of us who know the gap know that despite pure intentions, this "fixing" simply cannot be done)
...but to simply stand with and stand for in the midst of another's pain.
While Holy Saturday fixes nothing, it unites everything.
It is not only the gap, but also, the bridge between death and resurrection for you and for me.
God of Healing & Comfort,
Breathe in us the courage to acknowledge our gap, and comfort as we sit in our pain.
Remind us that our vulnerability creates space for Your Spirit to move within us.
Bring to us those who need someone to stand in the gap with and for them, and give us the bravery to be that person for another.
Amen.
Holy Saturday gives us the opportunity to acknowledge the gap.
To acknowledge our specific pain.
To acknowledge that not knowing what comes next is scary.
Holy Saturday also gives us the opportunity to stand in the gap with another.
...not to try and fix the circumstance for another
...not to try and move another past their pain...(those of us who know the gap know that despite pure intentions, this "fixing" simply cannot be done)
...but to simply stand with and stand for in the midst of another's pain.
While Holy Saturday fixes nothing, it unites everything.
It is not only the gap, but also, the bridge between death and resurrection for you and for me.
God of Healing & Comfort,
Breathe in us the courage to acknowledge our gap, and comfort as we sit in our pain.
Remind us that our vulnerability creates space for Your Spirit to move within us.
Bring to us those who need someone to stand in the gap with and for them, and give us the bravery to be that person for another.
Amen.
by Holly Brower
