Holy Week is important. We have things like Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. But what about Easter Saturday. Nobody talks about Easter Saturday. It is just filler until Easter Sunday shows up. Or is it?
I have a soft spot for Easter Saturday, because that is where I live. Good Friday is where the victory takes place. Sin is defeated. Easter Sunday is where the victory is completed. Death is defeated. Easter Saturday is the time in between. It is the time when the disciples are hiding. It is the place where they are not sure which way the battle has gone. Easter Saturday is where they are the most human.
We too live in Easter Saturday. We know about the atonement and what God has done through Jesus Christ. There is a part of us that is filled with hope. But we are still waiting. We are waiting for the return of Jesus and the general resurrection. We are waiting for the kingdom of God to come in its fullness. We are waiting for the suffering and pain to come to an end. Easter Saturday has been here for almost two thousand years. But one day Easter Sunday will show up.
We have one foot in Friday and one foot in Sunday. Jesus has won the victory, but we still suffer the remnants of the old age. We know that Sunday is coming and we hold on to the hope. In the meantime, let us get through this Saturday together.
- Easter Saturday
- Easter Sunday
- Good Friday
