Jesus –
Your body given in the dark of evening.
Wrapped by a disciple in a clean linen cloth. Laid in a new tomb.
Women sitting opposite the tomb. Soldiers securing the tomb by sealing the stone.
Today, we sit and wait for dawn.
Amen.
(Additional Revised Common Lectionary texts for Holy Saturday include Job 14:1-14, Psalm 31:1-4, 15-16, and 1 Peter 4:1-8.)