I wonder how the disciples felt that evening as the sun set, Jesus having been crucified is now in the tomb provided by Joseph, a Pharisee. Joseph and Nicodemus had approached Pilate, looking to give to Jesus a traditional Jewish burial.

Where did the disciples spend the night? John 19 has only the apostle John, one of the remaining 11 disciples, by the cross. When John 20 opens, we are by the tomb, and we discover the women going there and discovering that the tomb is empty. They hurry to find the disciples who appear to be together, for they go and tell “them”. They somehow found each other, maybe at one of their homes, and spent the night together. Did they, well, we don’t know. What we know is that they are together by morning.

I wonder what they think all night long? Did they despair that Jesus was dead and their dreams of following him were over? Did they recall what He had said about rising from the dead? Did they wonder about what the Romans would do to them if the religious leaders were scheming against them?

And what do we dwell on during our dark nights when we see our own failures or dwell on our own fears? One thing is for sure: trusting God until the morning light is important. Everything may not be better, but it will be clearer.