On this Holy Saturday, as we sit and reflect on the grief and uncertainty of the Disciples, of Mary and the other women...I can't help but think of the families of those killed in Kenya but a few days ago. Their sorrow is deep and their hearts must be bruised.
Yet because we know that after the sorrow of this solemn day comes the joy of the news of Resurrection, we know that death is not "it." Death doesn't win, it is but a transition for us, from this life to the new with Christ Jesus, who died so that we might eternally live. I pray that the truth of the Resurrection is comfort to those families, and to all who have lost loved ones recently who trusted in the Lord, that while we might have sorrow now, there is rejoicing to come.
We mourn, but we do not mourn as those who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13) We might suffer, but we look towards a day when we shall be made whole. We weep, but in the morning comes rejoicing. (Psalm 30:5)
This life is filled as much with times of sacred waiting upon the Lord as it is filled with times of purpose and activity; there are times of mourning as well as of joy. And for those who trust in Christ Jesus, who love Him and seek to keep His commands, let us rest in the assurance that death has been defeated because Christ gave Himself over to the Cross and tomb. While we mourn now, we will rejoice later. We have hope, and we can look towards the new dawn.
-Beth Haynes Butler
Yet because we know that after the sorrow of this solemn day comes the joy of the news of Resurrection, we know that death is not "it." Death doesn't win, it is but a transition for us, from this life to the new with Christ Jesus, who died so that we might eternally live. I pray that the truth of the Resurrection is comfort to those families, and to all who have lost loved ones recently who trusted in the Lord, that while we might have sorrow now, there is rejoicing to come.
We mourn, but we do not mourn as those who have no hope. (1 Thessalonians 4:13) We might suffer, but we look towards a day when we shall be made whole. We weep, but in the morning comes rejoicing. (Psalm 30:5)
This life is filled as much with times of sacred waiting upon the Lord as it is filled with times of purpose and activity; there are times of mourning as well as of joy. And for those who trust in Christ Jesus, who love Him and seek to keep His commands, let us rest in the assurance that death has been defeated because Christ gave Himself over to the Cross and tomb. While we mourn now, we will rejoice later. We have hope, and we can look towards the new dawn.
-Beth Haynes Butler
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