Silent Saturday: When Heaven Seems Quiet

“Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments. On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.” —Luke 23:56 (ESV)

There is a silence that does not sing.

It doesn’t comfort.

It doesn’t cradle.

It lingers like fog on a cold morning, draping the soul in questions with no answers, prayers that feel unanswered, and a grief that isn’t ready to let go.

Welcome to Silent Saturday.

The day between the cross and the empty tomb.

A day with no rescue, no light breaking in. Just… stillness.

It’s the part of the story we don’t talk about enough. We rush past it to Easter morning, eager for resurrection and glory. But most of life, if we’re honest, feels lived in the in-between.

The heartache that follows a loss.

The ache of longing for something you haven’t yet seen.

The bewildering pause after God moves… and then seems to disappear into the shadows.

This is where the disciples found themselves—wandering in the ruins of their hope. The One who spoke with authority, healed the sick, raised the dead, and promised a Kingdom… now lay lifeless behind a stone.

And yet, something sacred stirs beneath the silence.

Because even though it looked like nothing was happening, everything was happening.

Hell was being plundered.

Sin was being crushed.

Death was being defeated.

And not one sound reached the ears of those who waited.

That’s the mystery of this sacred middle. God often does His deepest work in silence. In the soil of sorrow, He plants resurrection. In the stillness, He is rewriting the story.

You may feel like you’re in your own Silent Saturday.

You’ve prayed, and heaven didn’t thunder back.

You’ve waited, and the breakthrough hasn’t come.

You’ve hoped, and your heart feels bruised from it.

But hear this, friend of God: He has not forgotten you.

There is no silence that can bury His love. No grave that can hold His promises.

Hold on. Let your soul breathe in the ache, but do not give in to despair.

Resurrection is coming.

And when it comes, it will be worth every moment you waited in the quiet.