Ponder and Wrestle
Scripture: Mark 15:44-47
"When Pilate learned
from the centurion that Jesus was dead, Pilate gave the dead body to
Joseph." (Common English Bible, v.45)
It was Holy Saturday. The
phone rang. What we feared had happened. The young mother we had anointed on
Wednesday died. The day was a blur: driving to the hospital, calling out to God,
holding family and friends, making phone calls, crying and wondering how anyone
would dare to step into the pulpit on Easter Sunday.
But today is Holy Saturday
and there are no answers, only wondering if this is just a bit of what the
disciples felt on that first Holy Saturday, knowing that their Lord Jesus was
crucified, dead and buried. Wondering if all we believe about resurrection,
life after death, eternity, the communion of saints can carry us through this
day. The Lord knows that this is not a place where we can stay for long, but
today we need to be here and ponder. We
need to wrestle with the demons. We need to wrestle with God.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, our souls are clouded over with the
knowledge of your death and the death of others. But do not forsake us, for we
cannot do this on our own. Amen.
The Reverend Gloria McCanna
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