I had never paid attention to how the gospels writers overstate the fact that the tomb where Jesus was laid had never been used before, making it a “virgin” tomb. Once someone pointed this out a few weeks ago, and as my excitement for Advent kept growing, I couldn’t stop thinking about the connection between Advent and Holy Saturday. In Easter, we celebrate new life; out of a virgin tomb, Jesus comes out having defeated death, but before Sunday morning, there was a long Saturday. Holy Saturday is a day we tend to overlook, but as we await the day when death will be no more, we live on a long Saturday. And living on this Saturday is difficult because here is where we face the reality that, as the disciples on the road to Emmaus honestly said, we had hoped things would be different. On Sunday, there will be no more tears, but on Saturday, we mourn.
The Womb and The Tomb
The Womb and The Tomb
The Womb and The Tomb
I had never paid attention to how the gospels writers overstate the fact that the tomb where Jesus was laid had never been used before, making it a “virgin” tomb. Once someone pointed this out a few weeks ago, and as my excitement for Advent kept growing, I couldn’t stop thinking about the connection between Advent and Holy Saturday. In Easter, we celebrate new life; out of a virgin tomb, Jesus comes out having defeated death, but before Sunday morning, there was a long Saturday. Holy Saturday is a day we tend to overlook, but as we await the day when death will be no more, we live on a long Saturday. And living on this Saturday is difficult because here is where we face the reality that, as the disciples on the road to Emmaus honestly said, we had hoped things would be different. On Sunday, there will be no more tears, but on Saturday, we mourn.