Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“And so, because it was the Jewish day of Preparation, and the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.”
NL Daily Devotion for Friday, April 15, 2022
by Dr. Kimberly Leetch, Clergy Stuff
Main Idea: Today, we can pause to give Jesus the respect a king deserves.
This story in John shows much more action between Jesus’ death and resurrection than in the other gospels. It mirrors the theme woven throughout the gospel of John, that Jesus was not the only person acting to make change in the world. Jesus gathered, taught, and equipped his disciples to carry on his work—work that we continue to do today.
Here we see the tenderness of his followers who have loved him so dearly. They could not stand to see Jesus left on the cross or discarded as garbage, despite the horrific and humiliating nature of his death. They took his body, prepared it according to custom, and placed him in a tomb where no one else had ever been laid. To them, Jesus was still their king, and they treated him with the respect a king deserves. While we wait for the turning of this story, we can pause to give Jesus the respect a king deserves
