Today Jesus’ body lay silent, still and cold in the tomb. He was truly dead. He disciples will hide from wolves like sheep without a shepherd.
Read Luke 22:55-56
Still in obedience these women rest on the Sabbath. Still in the tomb Jesus is silent and there is no hope for Israel or the world. Still his faithful are waiting in silence, for what is not clear. Survival, perhaps comfort but, certainly not for the Kingdom of the Son. He is dead. They saw him die just yesterday.
Read Isaiah 25:8-9 and ask for faith to wait on a crucified Messiah.
Prayer
O Father, with the Church I cry out “Come quickly Jesus. Come quickly.” With the Church I ask you to bring hope from despair, joy from sorrow, even life from death. Hold me in your and that I may have the courage to wait upon your mercy. Amen.
Prayer Prompts
Pray for a vison of what your life would be like if Christ just died and didn’t rise.
Pray for a vision of what your life would be like if God had been silent and there
Pray for the faith to wait in faith when you don’t understand how God could possible make things right.
Pray to understand the disciples despair, how it was both real and unnecessary. Then ask for insight into your own.
Pray to see all that God told you over and over, yet you haven’t really heard or understood. How would your life be different if you had ears to hear that?
