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still saturday: finished

March 29, 2013 By Sandra Heska King

finished

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. ~John 19:28-30

The next day dawned dark with disappointment, grief, and fear.

The dream had died.

Or had it?

“Tetelestai!” he’d cried.

“It. Is. Finished. The certificate of debt’s been paid.”

Fold your hands and sit in silence.

Ponder this.

Stilled in the waiting,

Sandy

Welcome to Still Saturday where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and words. We’d love for you to join us. Get the details on the left, grab your favorite button, and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to gaze long and drink deep.



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  1. Elizabeth says

    March 29, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Thank you for posting each week. I hope I get to meet you face to face at Jumping Tandem!

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 8:13 am

      Yes, yes. I will be there!

  2. Elizabeth says

    March 29, 2013 at 9:47 pm

    I meant thank you for hosting!

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 8:13 am

      🙂

  3. Duane Scott says

    March 29, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    “Tetelestai!”

    Interesting! I’ve never heard that term before!

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 8:28 am

      It comes from the Greek word, teleo, and was written across a certificate of debt when it was paid in full. It’s in the perfect tense and means it’s done with forever… past, present, and continues into the future.

  4. bluecottonmemory says

    March 30, 2013 at 1:06 am

    Waiting with you, Sandy. Even though I know the stone rolled away – I wait hoping to fully grasp it all!

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 8:29 am

      I’m glad for the company. I wonder if we’ll ever really fully grasp the enormity of it.

  5. Nina says

    March 30, 2013 at 4:53 am

    Telestai – It is finished – Det er fuldbragt – Se on täytetty … The meaning of these words, in different languages, means everything for us and
    yet it’s so hard to grasp the depth of His love, grace, sacrifice … With the insight we have, we thank Him for being forgiven and without sin begore God, following the way, He’s prepared for us.

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 11:06 am

      Complete…in any language. Amazing.

  6. Michelle DeRusha says

    March 30, 2013 at 9:28 am

    That is the perfect picture for such a somber day.

    {a blessed Easter, Sandy. Love you…}

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 11:07 am

      Really. It’s a day that it seems the sun shouldn’t shine. Love you, too.

  7. JoAnne Potter says

    March 30, 2013 at 9:44 am

    How much more still can a Saturday be? The hush of the grave, the death of hope, the emptiness of someone we loved and lost. I wait with bated breath for the opening of the grave, and imagine the light growing inside the tomb. yes.

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 11:08 am

      I love that thought, JoAnne. Darkness and grief outside… yet the light growing inside. Sitting still with that image.

  8. julie+ says

    March 30, 2013 at 10:22 am

    this day of waiting is one of my favorites…sad it does not get the attention as a day we gather in community.

    • Sandra says

      March 30, 2013 at 11:16 am

      We attended a tenebrae service every Good Friday night at a church I used to go to. I found it very meaningful, and I need to experience that grief. And that final strepitus? It always made me jump, even when I knew it was coming. Powerful.

  9. Sheila Seiler Lagrand says

    March 30, 2013 at 11:23 am

    Michelle said it: that image is perfect, Sandra. Waiting and pondering with you.

    Thank you for providing this space to gather.

    PS: Strepitus. I had to look it up.

  10. Rebekah says

    March 30, 2013 at 11:51 am

    “It is finished! Paid in Full! Waiting for the resurrection with you!

  11. Laurie Collett says

    March 30, 2013 at 3:25 pm

    Praise God that it was finished, once and for all eternity. Death, sin and the grave have no more hold! May you have a blessed Easter, & thanks for the lovely post & for hosting.

  12. patsy says

    March 30, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    Tetelestai! Wonderful post! Just confirmed the theme of our Recollection last Friday. Slaves ransomed by the Master by His own life! A Blessed Easter to you! Patsy from HeARTworks

  13. geneva says

    March 31, 2013 at 7:47 am

    What a beautiful post, every word is just perfect. Wishing you and yours a Blessed Easter!

  14. Carol J. Garvin says

    March 31, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    Thank you again for this, Sandy. So poignant! And out of the darkness came light, the Light of the world.

  15. Donna McMorrow says

    March 31, 2013 at 8:42 pm

    I am blessed by your reminder to wait. I usually hurry from the cross to the resurrection. Blessings for your Easter.

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