Living in Easter Saturday World

stuartgrayuk:

Great post – insightful and true. Let’s get thru Saturday together – cos Sunday’s coming!

Originally posted on Hope's Reason:

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

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