Easter Sunday

Mark 16:1-13

This scripture leaves us wondering and longing for more.  Mark’s Easter gospel invites us to stand where those first trembling witnesses stood.  At the tomb, those three women didn’t see Jesus.  Neither have we.  They didn’t hear Jesus call their names.  Neither have we.  They were not invited to touch his wounded hands.  We have not touched Jesus’ hands either.  Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome are our guides for telling the story, and speaking words of faith.  These women had honored Jesus and were heart-broken because of his death!  Their walk to the tomb was an act of love and faithfulness.  Despite the danger of being identified with Jesus, despite the heaviness of their hearts, and despite the early hour of their walk to the tomb, these women still came to honor Christ. 

This is our day to assemble and remember Jesus and his birth, life, death, and resurrection.  Let each of us commit to joining him in his work of transforming the world by God’s grace.  Let us approach this day with anticipation and joy in our hearts!

Prayer: Father, thank you for rolling the stone of death away and for promising us eternal life. Please give us the courage to walk faithfully in your footsteps, to help prepare others for your Son’s return and to be a blessing to others until that day dawns.  In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Written by Elizabeth Lutz