Holy Saturday: Allowing Ourselves to Mourn and be Heard

'We had hoped'. Walking with Jesus on the road to Emmaus

We had hoped... that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. ~ Luke 24:21

I've been struck anew by this phrase, 'we had hoped' uttered by the two followers of Jesus as they were walking back to their home in Emmaus. They had left their fellow mourning companions that afternoon, heads 'downturned' even after hearing that some of the women had testi…