DAY 40—THE DAY AFTER THE FUNERAL
I,
and you, have made it through our 40 day journey…we are not done with Luke…I
will post a bit more next weeks after Easter Day…but the 40 days is about over.
I do
not feel jubilant as I write this post. I will on Easter Day, but not now. I am
writing this at the end of the day on Good Friday. I have led a bible study on
the biblical idea of sacrifice, led Stations of the Cross, and just come home
from our Good Friday service. In between there were the various pastoral
responsibilities, but…it has been a day of Jesus dying and being buried.
Saturday,
the day this is posted, is a bit like the day after a funeral. Jesus did not
have a proper funeral, but Saturday, Holy Saturday, is the day after his
burial/funeral. I imagine you might know what the day after the funeral of a
loved one is like. It is a day with numbness. I remember the days after my
parents passed. You wake up. You know what is real. You feel a bit numb. Your
ability to give more emotionally is not there because your emotions are spent.
When
I arrive at Church tomorrow morning it will still be hanging in the air. In
some ways I wish it would hang there all day because the risk is to rush past
this part of Holy Week. There are preparations for the Vigil and then Easter
Day…it can quickly become busy, too busy. It will take some work, but I need to
guard the day…to keep quiet…to remember He is dead.
Jesus Is Buried
50 Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of
Arimathea. He was a member of the council, a good and righteous man, 51who had not consented to their decision
and action; and he was looking
for the kingdom of God. 52 This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid. 54 It was the day of Preparation, and the Sabbath was beginning. 55 The women who had come
with him from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. 56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments.
On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.
Thank you for taking us through Luke with you. Your insight was very helpful, and your time and energy greatly appreciated. It was a wonderful way to spend Lent learning and growing with you as our guide. I wish we had finished the gospel, and I pray that you are okay. Happy Easter tidings to you!
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