Saturday, April 16, 2022
There is no photo of the Darkest Day.
In our dark we sing with the Psalmist,
Psalm 80:19
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
To be able to bear the darkest we remember what is to come,
2 Timothy 1:9b-10
This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
Words of Grace For Today
Today we sombrely remember the darkest day of all time: Jesus is dead, wrapped in strips of cloth, entombed in a cavern, the entrance sealed by a huge stone.
God has sacrificed everything, the only Son, who is God also and human. God and human in Jesus have died. We can say without hyperbole or irreverence that for these three days, Saturday along with the Friday before and the Sunday following, God is dead.
It is not so now.
We remember that it once was.
We remember the great cost God pays to
show us God’s love,
show us God’s forgiveness,
show us God’s Way,
and to
guide us all our days.
Jesus bending on his knees in front of each disciple to wash their feet like a house servant
shows us God’s Way of power in weakness,
and God’s love unending for us.
But God’s own death!
By this God shows us
that forgiveness
is God’s way to healing, freedom, hope, and renewed life.
We know what is to come, but for now, this is more than we can comprehend, so we wait
in silence,
in prayer,
in thanks
that it does not end here
for Jesus, for God, or for us.