Silence of the Tomb

Holy Saturday is the in-between time – between something old dying and something new emerging. Holy Saturday is the time between the seed falling and lying dormant but unbeholden germinating new life. 

It is a time when nothing seems to be happening, when one sees no light at the end of the tunnel. When one feels stuck. Good Friday looks like the end of the story. 

But not really. The story will continue. Light will appear at the end of the tunnel. The fallen seed will sprout. Death will be conquered. The silence of Holy Saturday will be shattered in blaze of glory.

When have we felt life to be a long Holy Saturday, when we felt like we have reached a dead end – with no way forward, no light at the end of the tunnel? …. And then surprised – at the happy turn of events?

 As a popular song says, there is sunshine after the rain, there is laughter after the pain; so too there is an Easter that will shatter the silence of Holy Saturday in a glorious resurrection!