Join us for an extended evening of reflective worship and prayer as we journey together through the Stations of the Cross.
The Rev. Dr. J.I. Packer reminds us that the phrase “'wait on the Lord' is a constant refrain in the Psalms, and it is a necessary word, for God often keeps us waiting. He is not in such a hurry as we are, and it is not his way to give more light on the future than we need for action in the present, or to guide us more than one step at a time."
The space between Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday is filled with a waiting marked by our inability to remove the stone guarding the entrance to the tomb where Christ was waging His war on Death and The Grave. Waiting is not something most of us are good at, especially when it's marked by such deep emotion and longing. The cultural norm in the Western world is to do everything we can to "skip to the good part", and the temptation to do that is there even in our faith as we live day-to-day in light of the Resurrection.
But as disciples of Christ, on Holy Saturday, we make room intentionally step into a place of waiting, purposefully creating space to feel the wonder, fear, and uncertainty similar to what the first disciples would have worked through on this day.
