Scripture: Mark 16:1-8
Journal: How has the resurrection of Jesus changed your life today? What needs to be raised to new life in you? Do you believe that the Risen Jesus can resurrect that part of you?
Reflection: “Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb? But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.” (Mark 16:2-4)
It was the women who made
their way to your tomb at the first light of morning. As soon as the sun came up, as soon as they
were allowed to come, they came, bearing spices and perfumes to anoint your
body. Mary was particularly good at this
anointing, she had done this before. But
this time was different. This time they
were tears of grief and sadness rather than joy and gratitude. But her mourning would be short-lived, for
the tomb, with its heavy stone, could not contain you. The stone was rolled away, the tomb was
empty, you were not there. You had
risen! You were alive! Sadness turned into bewildered
hopefulness. Could it be? Could it really be true? They left the empty tomb not quite knowing
what to think, excited yet afraid. But
you did not leave them that way for long, for just outside the tomb you
appeared to them yourself, the Risen Christ.
And from that moment on their lives would never be the same. And because of that, neither will ours. Thanks be to God!
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you really are the
resurrection and the life. Thank you
that through your resurrection power, we too might be raised to new life again,
both this day and every day. Amen.
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