Whether Easter is a deeply spiritual holiday for you, or simply a time to gather with family and enjoy a meal together, I believe there’s something within the Easter story that applies to all of us. Even if you wouldn’t consider yourself a religious person, the themes of waiting, uncertainty, and hope in the middle of it all are things we all experience in life.
When most people think about Easter, they think about two moments. Friday, and Sunday.
Good Friday represents pain. Loss. Things not going the way we hoped.
Sunday represents victory. Celebration. Things working out in the end.
But there’s a day in between that we don’t talk about very often.
Saturday.
Saturday is quiet. It’s uncertain. It’s confusing. It’s the space where you don’t have answers yet.
And the more I’ve thought about it, the more I’ve realized… most of life is lived in Saturday.
It’s the season where you’re waiting on results.
Waiting on clarity.
Waiting on things to make sense.
It’s the space between making a decision and knowing if it was the right one.
Cassie and I are in one of those seasons right now.
We recently had to make a medical decision for our son. Not a simple one, and not one with immediate clarity. A decision was made, but it’s the kind of decision where we won’t truly know if it was right or wrong for years...and possibly ever.
Because as parents, we want certainty. We want to know we’re making the best possible choice. We want to protect, to guide, to get it right.
But sometimes, you don’t get that clarity right away. Sometimes, you make the best decision you can with the information you have… and then you wait.
That’s Saturday.
It’s not a crisis. It’s not a celebration. It’s the in-between.
And if I’m honest, that’s where I find myself wanting to rush ahead to Sunday. I want the answer. I want the reassurance. I want to know we got it right.
But life doesn’t work that way.
Saturday reminds me that just because I don’t have the answer yet doesn’t mean the story is over. It doesn’t mean nothing is happening. It just means I’m in the middle of it.
And if you think about it, we’ve all got something like that.
- A decision you’ve made that you’re second-guessing.
- A situation that hasn’t resolved yet.
- A relationship that feels uncertain.
- A season where you’re doing your best… but you don’t know how it’s going to turn out.
So let me ask you:
What “Saturday” are you in right now?
Where are you waiting for clarity, for answers, for things to come together?
Wherever that is for you, I think there’s something important to remember:
Saturday is not the end of the story.
It’s just the part where you keep going, even without the answers.
Rusty Thompson is the Founder of The Master’s Lawn & Pest. He’s passionate about our community, faith, family, leadership, and helping people grow—both in the landscape and in life.