{"id":1300,"date":"2012-04-07T09:51:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-07T13:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danielgoepfrich.com\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2022-09-06T10:47:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T14:47:35","slug":"the-saddest-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theologyisforeveryone.com\/the-saddest-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The saddest day"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a sad day. What was supposed to be the best weekend of the year turned into the worst day possible.<\/em><\/p>

Can you imagine the emotions of Jesus\u2019 followers on Saturday that year? Just a few days previous he had come into Jerusalem on a donkey, welcomed by praises and palms.<\/p>

He had shown no mercy to the merchants who had commercialized the Jews\u2019 holiest feast day, Passover, that would take place on Saturday \u2013 the greatest possible Sabbath of all.<\/p>

He had sparred verbally with the religious leaders again, and had put them in their place \u2014 again.<\/p>

They had sat down together on Thursday evening to eat a meal. He had said some weird things that night<\/p>

\u2026about his body<\/p>

\u2026about his blood<\/p>

\u2026about the New Covenant<\/p>

That\u2019s OK. In just a few hours they would go to the Temple to kill their Passover lamb, and on Saturday they would eat it together, remembering God\u2019s great deliverance of his people from slavery in Egypt.<\/p>

But then it<\/strong> <\/em>happened (Thursday evening and all day Friday)\u2026<\/p>

After supper, it was sort of a blur. Something about vines and branches. The Holy Spirit would make us remember\u2026what was it?<\/p>

He was praying. We couldn\u2019t stay awake. And then\u2026Judas! What\u2026?<\/p>

What\u2019s happening? Midnight trials? Pilate\u2026Herod\u2026 Pilate again?<\/p>

No, not the scourge! And a cross?!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>

But we were supposed to kill the lamb today! Tomorrow is the Passover!<\/em><\/p>

He\u2019s\u2026gone. Buried.<\/strong><\/p>[Saturday morning]

We were supposed to celebrate the Passover together today.<\/em><\/p>

I don\u2019t feel like celebrating anything today.<\/strong> We didn\u2019t even get to bury him properly. The girls will do that in the morning.<\/p>

But\u2026what do we do now?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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