Following the burial of Jesus, the disciples of Jesus either scattered or gathered behind locked doors. We can only speculate as to their activities, but those would have been limited since it was the sabbath. The usual sabbath duties would have held little interest for them.
We can be more confident regarding their state of mind and mood. Questions gripped them. "How could they?" was at the forefront of their thoughts. The brutal execution of a good and just man bewilders us still today.
"Lord, could we?" This kind of honest soul-searching arose during the Lord's Supper. It could have continued that Saturday.
On this Holy Saturday, let us find meaningful activity in anticipation of glad Easter Day. One such practice for us might be like-minded soul-searching. "Lord, is it I?
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