Evening: Psalms 40:1-14, 54; John 19:38-42
The Good Friday story says Jesus’s immediate followers did not bury him, but instead, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, his “secret” disciples, who kept a low profile for fear of persecution. Sceptics still persecute followers of Jesus for all kinds of reasons, and surely there are still secret disciples of Jesus who keep their loyalty to themselves. Joseph and Nicodemus probably had a small, supportive community of discreet friends who loved Jesus and who, through quiet acts of love, reflected the Spirit of Jesus as surely as any public declarations of allegiance. I’m sure Jesus still has many secret friends.
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