Read:
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night.

Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid. (John 19:38-41)

Reflect:
Pause a moment to smell the spices.
Try to imagine the emotion of the disciples as Jesus’ body was laid in a tomb.

What’s it like to go to the funeral of the one you thought would save – the one you thought would be the Messiah?

Action:
The death of Jesus shattered every belief his followers had about who God should be.
Think of the beliefs you have about God that the cross forces you to confront…