Between Friday and Sunday
The Silence Between
Good Friday and Easter Sunday—two of the most powerful days in history. One marked by the agony of a cross, the other by the triumph of an empty tomb. But tucked quietly between them is Saturday, a day often overlooked yet deeply relatable.
Scripture doesn’t tell us much about that Saturday. The Gospels go silent, and so did heaven. Jesus’ body lay lifeless in a tomb. His disciples hid behind locked doors, grief-stricken and afraid. Their Teacher, their Messiah, the One they had left everything to follow—gone. Their dreams buried with Him.
Can you imagine the heaviness in that room? The grief, confusion, and the questions they must have asked:
“What just happened?”
“Was He really who we thought He was?”
“What now?”
And yet, while most waited in fear, the women who followed Jesus were quietly preparing. Luke tells us they went home on Friday, rested on the Sabbath, and then, “at early dawn,” they hurried to the tomb with spices they had prepared (Luke 24:1).
They didn’t know what they would find.
They didn’t have answers.
But they showed up anyway.
Their faith teaches us something profound:
Faith prepares when the outcome looks bleak.
Faith keeps moving when heaven is silent.
We all experience these “Saturday seasons”—those in-between places where our prayers feel unanswered, where grief lingers, where hope seems like a distant memory. But here’s the hope tucked inside that silence:
Sunday is coming.
God was not absent. He was working behind the silence.
The resurrection was already in motion.
If you find yourself in a Saturday season—waiting, grieving, unsure—remember the women who showed up anyway. Let their faith remind you:
Even in the dark, God is not done.
Reflection Questions:
Have you ever experienced a “Saturday season” where God felt distant or silent? How did you respond?
What would it look like for you to prepare your heart and keep trusting God even when you don’t understand what He’s doing?
Who in your life may be living in a Saturday season right now? How can you encourage them this week?
Lord, when I cannot see what You are doing, remind me that You are still working. Teach me to trust You in the silence and to live with hope, knowing that resurrection is coming. Amen.
