Mondays are Important

   First there were the emotional events of Thursday, including the last supper and the trip to Gethsemane, and ending with Jesus' betrayal by Judas and his being hauled away to the High Priest.

   Then there was Friday with its awful crucifixion and the burial of Jesus in the borrowed tomb.

   Then comes the silence of Saturday, with the whole world of His followers being held in suspension as the observance of the Sabbath day unfolded.

   Then Sunday, with the news that He has risen, His appearance to Mary Magdalene and also to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, and, as John reports in his gospel, Jesus appearance to the ten disciples that same evening.

   After the emotional roller coaster of the previous four days, the disciples had to wake up Monday wondering what in the world would happen now. Not only that question but also the one that asks, "What do we do now?"

   That seems to be the same one I need to ask on this day after the Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday observances have passed.

   Could it be to serve with a new sense of purpose because of all that has been given to me?

   Mondays are important. They are to be lived with the same joy and devotion as those Sundays that precede them.