Scripture: Job 10:18-22
Why did you bring me forth from the womb? Would that I had died before any eye had seen me, and were as though I had not been, carried from the womb to the grave. Are not the days of my life few? Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness, the land of gloom and chaos, where light is like darkness.
Thought for the Day: The words of a confused and heartbroken Job are difficult to hear. They convey the inclination of a person who has fallen into the abyss where there is nothing to which one can cling. Dark Saturday offers us the opportunity to engage the despair of this moment. Death has come! The Saving One of God has been killed. Divine love lies still inside a tomb. Where is your hope? Where is your God? Those lonely words, often spoken by the Psalmist, communicate the utter loneliness of this moment. There is a tendency to move through this day quickly, but try to stay in the moment; reflect upon those feelings of despondency; feel the yearning within yourself for hope and deliverance.
Prayer: It is finished! The cross is empty! The tomb is closed! I wait and listen, I openly question my fears and insecurities in this dark moment, yet I do so in your name, O Holy God. Amen.
TONIGHT – SATURDAY
Easter Eve Concert & Service
Provided by our contemporary band
TOMORROW – SUNDAY
EASTER
Sunrise Service at 7am
Quiet Traditional Service at 8:15am
Contemporary Service at 9:30am
Full Traditional Service at 11:00am
Children’s Easter Celebration at both 9:30 & 11:00
