Also wrongly called as Easter Saturday
This is the Jewish Sabbath, so according to the law, the people rested.
54 It was Friday, and the Sabbath was about to begin.
55 The women who had followed Jesus from Galilee went with Joseph and saw the tomb and how Jesus’ body was placed in it.
56 Then they went back home and prepared the spices and perfumes for the body.
On the Sabbath they rested, as the Law commanded.
I am sure that the disciples and friends of Jesus were very anxious on this day. They probably were eagerly waiting for the next day so that they could go to the tomb and finish the burial and anointing of the body of Jesus. They wanted to do the best for Him.
Waiting patiently can be a very hard thing to do. We get impatient because we don’t know what is going to happen next. We can anticipate, but we don’t always get it right. The women who were anticipating Jesus being in the sealed tomb could not have expected that His body would not be there.
Sometimes after a traumatic event we need to stop, wait, pray and rely on God that He knows best. He knows what is going to happen next and will let us know in His time.
Make today as a day of rest, reflection and anticipation.
