I can not even imagine what was going through the minds of the disciples the day after Jesus was crucified. The man that taught them, ate with them, traveled with them, called them his friends was brutally killed. These people spent years of their lives following Jesus. They were part of his intimate conversations. They were part of his miracles. They were part of his ministry. Then they were left alone. That Saturday must have been filled with utter disbelief and dismay. I can not even imagine.
How do you face reality in the wake of the crucifixion?
Like the disciples, in this day and age we tend to find ourselves living in that reality now. We know of the suffering of the crucifixion. We are also living without the physical presence of our Lord and Savior. The reality that we find ourselves in can be one of doubt. I imagine there was significant doubt running through the minds of the disciples. Just as I know there is, at times, significant doubt running through the minds of modern day disciples. Was Jesus really the Son of God? Did he really die on the cross for the redemption of creation? Is everything he said and taught true?
Reality. We have doubts. We have questions. We are humans with fickle faith.
Reality then and reality now.
Although, the Good News is that we have a God so good and so great that he meets us in that reality. God is good. All the time.
All the time. God is good.
Even in the midst of reality.
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