Matthew 27:62-66 (NIV)
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate. “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while he was still alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’ So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.”
“Take a guard,” Pilate answered. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” So they went and made the tomb secure by putting a seal on the stone and posting the guard.
Reflect
This is a day of stillness. Jesus lies in the tomb. Hope seems absent. Nothing appears to be happening.
Yet this silence is not empty. It is pregnant with possibility. God is at work even when we cannot see it.
We all experience “Holy Saturday” moments—times of waiting, uncertainty, and unanswered questions. The challenge is to remain faithful in the silence.
Consider
Can you trust that God is still moving, even when all feels still?
Pray
God of the unseen,
In times of waiting, help me to trust You.
When all feels quiet, remind me that You are near.
Strengthen my faith in the silence.
Amen.
