The winds have blown fiercely for two days in the mountains. This morning I am greeted by a silent Saturday. Everything is still. It seems appropriate to wake up to stillness the day after Good Friday.
Stillness seems to encourage a contemplative spirit. My thoughts wander to Jesus lying lifeless in the tomb, his disciples exhausted and wrought with emotions, Mary, the mother of Jesus, heartbroken. They must have all awakened the day after the crucifixion, distraught and disoriented. What do you do when what you hoped for slips away?
Disappointment, confusion and sorrow, have the potential to lure us into the tomb. The one thing that keep us from crossing the threshold into darkness on silent Saturday, is hope.
Hope that silence is broken
Hope that sadness is comforted
Hope that confusion meets clarity
Hope that change is forthcoming
Hope that circumstances improve
Hope that newness emerges
Hope that strength is renewed
Hope that minds are mended
Hope that hearts are restored
Hope does not disappoint
As I wait for Easter Sunday, one that will look very different from years past, I am staring at the entrance to the tomb where Jesus was laid to rest (Sitting in the Tomb). On this Holy Saturday, I am reminded that out of the rock hewn tomb, silence was broken, newness emerged and hearts restored, because hope did not disappoint. Hope breathed anew after days of stillness and crossed the threshold from darkness to light.
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Thank you, Leslie, for being a ray of sunshine in this gloom environment we are all living. Feels good to read your hope filled message.
While I will be spending Easter without my family, Jesus’ resurrection is a reminder to all of us no matter how grey and gruesome a situation may seem, our ray of Hope is our belief in our Savior.
We must always remember He gave His life for us so we can have eternal life, Our life on earth is temporary This time is an opportunity to read our bible, and meditate on God’s love letter to all of us.
Happy Easter to you and your family and all other blessed participants and their families.
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I have been praying with hope for an acquaintance who left home deeply depressed and distraught from many trials in his life… he committed suicide. And now my prayer is hope too – that He is welcomed , like Jesus into the loving arms of his Father in heaven..
As Hope fills our minds, hearts and souls we can look up and see the glorious presence of the brightly shining Son.
Thank you, Leslie for reminding us that Hope always prevails.
Karen Steinlight
Let’s all hope in HIM. Very honored and glad that we get to spend this time together. Love you