Post by Woody Williams on Apr 20, 2019 6:26:47 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- John 19:38-42
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After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus,
though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to
let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so
he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to
Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
weighing about a hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and
wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial
custom of the Jews. Now there was a garden in the place where he was
crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had
ever been laid. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation,
and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
Devotional
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Do you feel or sense the "great hush" of Holy Saturday? The Son of
God is in the tomb. It is a day for holding your breath. It is a day
for remembering those times when God seems absent from your own life
and you feel cut off from the source of living. "Is that all there
is?" Don't rush to Easter Day and pass this day by. Feel the weight
of this day. Pause for reflection. Ask yourself, "What does this mean
to me that Jesus died and was buried? What does it mean for my dark
and shadowy days?
Prayer
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Enlarge my understanding of this event and deepen my trust in your
being "for me," gracious God. Amen
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After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus,
though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to
let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so
he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first come to
Jesus by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes,
weighing about a hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and
wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial
custom of the Jews. Now there was a garden in the place where he was
crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had
ever been laid. And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation,
and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
Devotional
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Do you feel or sense the "great hush" of Holy Saturday? The Son of
God is in the tomb. It is a day for holding your breath. It is a day
for remembering those times when God seems absent from your own life
and you feel cut off from the source of living. "Is that all there
is?" Don't rush to Easter Day and pass this day by. Feel the weight
of this day. Pause for reflection. Ask yourself, "What does this mean
to me that Jesus died and was buried? What does it mean for my dark
and shadowy days?
Prayer
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Enlarge my understanding of this event and deepen my trust in your
being "for me," gracious God. Amen