{"id":657,"date":"2011-04-23T00:05:19","date_gmt":"2011-04-23T04:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanctuaryofwomen.com\/blog\/?p=657"},"modified":"2011-04-23T01:14:17","modified_gmt":"2011-04-23T05:14:17","slug":"passionate-companions-holy-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanctuaryofwomen.com\/blog\/passionate-companions-holy-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Passionate Companions: Holy Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nShopping for Spices<\/em> \u00a9 Jan L. Richardson<\/p>\n

In some of the medieval mystery plays that depicted the events around Jesus’ death and resurrection, there developed an imaginative scene involving Mary Magdalene and two of her friends. In this scene, which elaborates upon details offered in the gospel texts, Mary Magdalene goes with Mary the mother of James and with Salome (known in the Middle Ages as Mary Jacoby and Mary Salome) to pay a visit to the spice merchant. As the Marys purchase what they need to prepare Jesus’ body for burial, and deal with challenges along the way, the scene offers an intriguing window onto these women whose devotion to Christ extended beyond the cross.
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In their grief and loss, in their uncertainty over the future, these women focus on finding what they can do. They prepare themselves to minister to Jesus in the only way left to them. Like the woman who anointed Jesus before his death, the three Marys who seek to anoint him after his death “do what they have the power to do.” <\/em><\/p>\n

Soon they will go, laden with spices, to the tomb. And there they will be stunned by what awaits them. But not yet. Now they must wait. And on this day, we wait with them, breathing in the space between.
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Text: <\/strong><\/em><\/em>Luke 23:52-56<\/a><\/p>\n

Shabbos<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

We had spices under our fingernails
\nas we baked the Sabbath bread.
\nThe smell of ointment haunted us
\nas we lighted the Sabbath fires.<\/p>\n

We tasted other wine as we breathed,
\nBaruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech Ha-olam,
\nborei p’ri ha-gafen.<\/em>
\nBlessed are you, O God, Ruler of the Universe,
\nwho creates the fruit of the vine.<\/p>\n

We tasted other suppers as we whispered,
\nBaruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech Ha-olam,
\nha-motzi lechem min ha-aretz.<\/em>
\nBlessed are you, O God, Ruler of the Universe,
\nwho brings forth bread from the earth.<\/p>\n

But our cup of blessing lies poured out,
\nscarlet on the ground;
\nour sustenance lies broken,
\nstill to return to earth.<\/p>\n

We wait with one another
\nin this uneasy rest.
\nCreator, spread your arms;
\ndraw us to your Sabbath breast.<\/em><\/p>\n

Poem from Sacred Journeys<\/strong> \u00a9 Jan L. Richardson.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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