It's Almost Time

It's almost time!  Easter is just around 

the corner!  But, before we sing of His resurrection, before we glory in the Conqueror’s might, let's take a minute 

to walk with His disciples during 

those dark days of uncertainty.  

I’d like to walk with those men and women because I believe that we all have days of uncertainty.  We all have days when we wonder what tomorrow will bring.  We all wonder, at some time or another, if tomorrow will even come, don’t we?

Can you imagine the disappointment? 

Can you feel the aching pain?

Their leader is dead.  

Their hope was in vain.

Those hopes seemed to vanish, eclipsed by the roar 

of the thunder within, and the words “nevermore.”

Their plans for tomorrow were lost in the storm 

of the evil before them, 

in the winds of despair.

They questioned, “God, why, and God how could it be

that Jesus, our Savior, is no longer there?”

As we walk with the people who walked with our Lord, 

we can feel in our hearts the despair they endured.

On the other side of the cross, on the other side of the empty tomb, we can only scarcely imagine what they might have felt.  We can’t really walk in their shoes because now we know the rest of the story.  They told us! And in their words we  find our solid hope.  

I, for one, wish His friends hadn’t been required to walk that path,  But I’m so grateful that they were finally able to touch the scars and hear His voice, and know that He was truly alive after all.

May you live in hope as you consider the joy that was just around the corner for those disciples.

From my heart, Diane