I Wonder What That Saturday Was Like

Today is Saturday.

For many of us, it will include running some errands, perhaps going to a movie, or watching the NCAA men’s basketball tournament (or the start of the women’s tournament). In my case, it means working out and spending a lot of time today studying.
But, I wonder what it must have been like on that Saturday for the followers of Christ. They had just saw the Son of God crucified on the cross just a day earlier. What was going through their minds? I can imagine Saturday being a very dark day for the disciples, especially for Peter who had just denied Christ three times prior to his crucifixion. I can imagine the places where the disciples were on that day were a lot like our homes on the day after someone died. People come to visit. There are multiple outbreaks of tears. Many wondering what had just happened. And a lot of stories are shared about the person’s life.

I can imagine all of that and more took place that Saturday.

But I think there is great symbolism in Saturday, if you’ll allow me for a moment. I think Saturday represents the darkness of our lives when we don’t have Christ there with us. It’s scary. We don’t know what is going on. We have no direction, no light to shine the way. Saturday, to me, marks a day of separation in some respects. Saturday is an important day and you have to experience it, you have to get through it. We have a better day coming. Easter morning is just 24 hours away. Praise be to God for that!

But, as your enjoying this Saturday think back to that first Saturday and then think to those dark moments in your life and then give thanks to God for our Risen Lord and for the hope of Sunday morning.