A Prayer about Silent Saturday

He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. Revelation 21:4

Heavenly Father,

It’s the Saturday before Easter, 

the day Christians historically call “Silent Saturday.” 

That first Saturday after Jesus died 

would have been silent indeed; 

not only was it the Sabbath, 

but for all who loved and followed Jesus, 

it was a day of confusion, doubt, and deep grief. 

Unlike us, they didn’t know what would happen on Sunday. 

Father, on what may be a busy Saturday 

for many of us, 

as we take kids to Easter egg hunts 

or run to the grocery store 

for last-minute brunch items, 

I pray we will take time to be silent, 

to remember how tragic our story would have been 

if this story had ended on Saturday. 

I pray that we will also remember those 

who are walking in seasons of Silent Saturdays,

days of dark grief and devastating sorrow. 

Even as we remember, 

may we glimpse the rays of resurrection hope 

rising to crowd out the darkness. 

Even as we remember, 

may we look forward to the day 

of no more mourning, no more sorrow, no more tears (Revelation 21:4).

In Jesus’ hopeful name. Amen.

Read Matthew 27:62-66; Revelation 21:1-5.

Note: This prayer is based on my Holy Week devotional, The Gospel Day-by-Day. Get your Holy Week devotional e-book free now. Link in profile or copy/paste link into browser: http://eepurl.com/b__teX.’