This Saturday of silence
They’ve seen so much, things no one has ever seen before
They were called, appointed, given a purpose so much greater than they had before
He once called them to be fishers of men
Do they dare to grab their nets and go back to fishing for fish?
Is it all over, is it really done?
What was it all for anyway for it to be ended in such a way?
This Saturday of silence
As still as the grave…

They abandoned Him
They couldn’t sleep that night
Reliving each moment, remembering His eyes
Haunted by their betrayal, cursing their cowardice
If only they would have said something, done something,
But they tried! He wouldn’t let them, He seemed willing to go
Did He know what they would do to Him?
Did any of them know?
How did any of this happen?
So many questions, but one thing they did know
They abandoned Him

Maybe they can redeem themselves
Turn themselves in to receive the punishment given
If that was His fate, it should be theirs as well
They believed in Him and the teachings He did tell
Like sheep, they should follow their Shepherd even through hell
But no, it seemed fear had them gripped
Scattered they were on this silent Saturday
Their world had been flipped on them and then ripped from them
No, there would be no redemption on this day, no, not yet

This Saturday of silence
We want to push past
We don’t even want to consider the desperation
Or fill our minds with such contemplation
We move on as if it didn’t happen
And if thoughts come of His followers on this day
We chase them away, we chase them away
But if and when we do, I believe we miss something
Something that can grant us such strength and power this world cannot contain
The same strength and power that carried Jesus through
All that He went through before
This Saturday of silence

Noah saw it, Abraham did too, Joseph, Moses, Gideon, David
What about me and you?
Elijah, Daniel, and as the chapter in Hebrews goes on to say,
“The world was not worthy of them.”
And there is “something better for us”
Yes, we know what’s beyond this day
They didn’t, each with their own Saturday of silence
But they carried on
And we are called to run
So let’s remember this day and remember it well
For its through such days that paves the way
For the advancement of His Kingdom
And this Kingdom we will receive
Glory, Hallelujah, continue on brothers and sisters
Brighter days are coming!
Victory is ours!

-Brian Carter