Have you ever sat mourning, feeling completely empty? Have you felt like a big promise made to you has been broken? Have you seen that broken promise flushed down the drain? Have you felt lost and desperate? How long did you wonder around lost? Have you found your way?
Losing something or someone precious to us is hard. It is especially hard when we feel like a broken promise is included in the loss. We may stumble through life for a while after that, feeling lost and empty. We may be desperate for someone to pick us up.
When Jesus was put in the tomb, His disciples were distraught. They were filled with fear from the time He was arrested all the way through His crucifixion. They were filled with sorrow and deep grief. They may have felt betrayed, remembering the promises and teachings Jesus spoke while He was with them. They were bewildered and lost. Their minds were racing, and yet numb. Emotions were bouncing all over the place.
On the day between the crucifixion and the resurrection, they holed up in a house, jumping every time there was a knock on the door or they heard soldier marching through the street. They had no direction. They did not know where to turn. Their grief kept them from thinking straight or remembering what Jesus said about rising on the third day. They were waiting but did not know what they were waiting for. It was a painful experience.
I pray we all know that God never leaves us. I pray we listen for God when we are in grief. I pray each one of us trust in Jesus’s promises and live in those promises no matter what happens. God will never leave you. Listen for God always. Trust Jesus’s promises. Live in His promises.
John 19:40-42 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.
Marty Pressey 