30. Holy Saturday Spirituality: What to Do When God Goes Silent After Loss

Send us Fan MailYou've surrendered the dream. You're walking with the limp. Now you're sitting in the silence. Nothing is happening. God feels absent. How long does this last? What do you do while you wait?This is Holy Saturday. The day between the death and the resurrection. The space where Jesus was in the tomb and the disciples didn't know He was coming back. American Christianity wants to skip from Good Friday to Easter Sunday, but most of us are living in the silence between crisis and breakthrough.If you're stuck in a waiting season, if God feels silent after loss, if you're asking "how much longer?"—this episode is for you.In this episode, we discuss:The theology of Holy Saturday and why God makes us waitWhat Jesus was doing in the tomb while the disciples sat in silenceThe biblical pattern of waiting: Abraham (25 years), Joseph (13 years), Moses (40 years)Wisdom from Christian mystics: St. John of the Cross and "The Dark Night of the Soul"Henri Nouwen on active waiting vs. passive resignationFour spiritual practices for the silence: Lament, Sabbath, Community, Small ObediencesWhy the silence doesn't mean God abandoned youHow to stay faithful when you can't see what's nextKey Scripture references: Luke 23-24, Genesis 15, Genesis 40-41, Exodus 2-3, Psalm 88Wisdom from: St. John of the Cross, Henri Nouwen, Walter Brueggemann, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Brother LawrencePerfect for: Christians in waiting seasons, anyone experiencing spiritual dryness, people asking "where is God?", those recovering from loss or closed doors, anyone tired of "breakthrough" theology that ignores the silence.Part of our series: Spiritual Disciplines for a World on FireCompletes the trilogy:Episode 28: Holy Indifference (How to Surrender)Episode 29: The Gift of the Limp (What You Carry After Surrender)Episode 30: Holy Saturday Spirituality (What You Do in the Silence)Related topics: Waiting on God, when God is silent, spiritual dryness, faith during waiting, Holy Saturday theology, Christian spiritual formation, trusting God in silence, dark night of the soul, biblical waiting, spiritual disciplines for waitingConnect with us via our Instagram: @faithformed_podEmail us any questions or comments to [email protected] your copy of my latest book, "The Purpose in the Pause", hereLearn more about me at www.justindbelt.com