Stations of the Cross on Good Friday offers us the opportunity to reflect on the final moments of Jesus’ journey to Golgotha and the cross. Resurrection Sunday is an important celebration of the Messiah’s victory over the grave and the defeat of the ever present fear of death.

Holy Saturday, the day between these two momentous events, is an equally important phase in which the disciples are in the process of transition.

Our tradition has not put a great deal of emphasis on Holy Saturday. Indeed, Many in the Protestant world are in quite a rush to get from the crucifixion straight on to resurrection, without much more than a meaningful head nod toward the fact that Jesus died.

Yet these kinds of transitions are so important if we are to be transformed in our discipleship. This morning that will be our focus.

‘He has Risen’ is our cry on this Sunday morning. Yet we will pause and consider how we got here!