{"id":197,"date":"2010-04-03T12:18:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-03T19:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/?p=197"},"modified":"2010-09-01T11:49:06","modified_gmt":"2010-09-01T18:49:06","slug":"holy-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/03\/poetry\/holy-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-199\" title=\"Lamentation\" src=\"http:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Lamentation-Mt.-Athos-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><strong><em><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong><em>HOLY SATURDAY<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nJoseph said,<br \/>\n\u201cHere\u2014I have a tomb, new, unused. HE may lie within.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pilate said,<br \/>\n\u201cTake HIM\u2014I care not where this troublesome man lies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Women said,<br \/>\n\u201cWe weep, we mourn, but gather the oils\u2014we will bind HIS wounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Rain said,<br \/>\n\u201cOur tears will wash HIS face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Earth said,<br \/>\n\u201cWe welcome HIS bones, formed from our dust before time began.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Fire of Hades said,<br \/>\n\u201cWe fear HIS coming\u2014HE will steal our bounty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Wind said,<br \/>\n\u201cHE breathes no more, and even I am silenced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The stars said,<br \/>\n\u201cHIS light is hidden, so we must shine bravely through darkest night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">They all said,<br \/>\n\u201cIn silence, We will keep watch.\u201d<strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>SC+, 2010<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0HOLY SATURDAY Joseph said, \u201cHere\u2014I have a tomb, new, unused. 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