In thinking on what to share for today I realized that the Saturday after the Crucifixion was probably the second most uneventful day recorded in scripture. (The first was when back in Genesis when God took the day off ). At least it would have appeared so from the perspective of the early Christians. On this day all the action happened behind the scenes, and the followers of Christ were left to just think.
Why did he do that? Simple. Because boy-oh-boy did those people have a lot to think about. Their leader who they believed to be the Son of God, who preformed many miracles right in front of them, who time and again escaped death had just been killed. They were feeling lost and confused and sad and probably a million other emotions that I will never know. So they were given time and space to feel those things.
Sometimes people get the misconception that we need to suppress our feeling in order to master them. This makes our feelings far more complicated than they need to be. It makes our emotions out to be invaders or conquerors who want to take over and make us do all sorts of things. This is false. Feeling only want one thing; to be felt. Let them do that and they will pass. They may be strong feelings and long lasting ones, but they will pass. So much suffering is caused from people refusing to accept how they feel. Accept how you feel and you can realized why you feel that way. Once you realize the origin of those feelings you can then act on them.
So for today I would like to challenge you to slowdown for a second and just process your life, your feelings, who you really are. Then you can figure out where you're going.
Namaste, y'all,
Michael
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