Christ
is risen!
Christ
is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
Some
women of our group astounded us.
They
were at the tomb early this morning,
and
when they did not find his body there,
they
came back and told us
that they had indeed seen
a
vision of angels who said that he was alive.
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Luke 24: 22-24
It is evening of that first
Easter day. Two followers of Jesus are traveling
on the road to Emmaus when they encounter a stranger. The stranger asks what they are talking
about. The followers can’t believe that
the stranger had not heard the news of the past three days from Jerusalem. The
followers tell the stranger about Jesus of Nazareth – his life, his death, and
his resurrection.
Earlier in the day, Mary
Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and other women with them, told
the disciples that they had found the tomb empty, that Jesus’ body was not
there, and that they had seen angels. The women were the first to proclaim:
Christ is risen!
The carton of eggs is
empty. All the eggs have been cracked
open and their contents digested in devotional form. We have been fed through
Lent by the story of a God who chose to die to show us the depth of love God
has for creation, including us. This unconditional love, mercy, and grace is
food for the weary, hope for the hopeless, and endless joy. We have been fed,
so that we have the strength and courage to go into the world and tell the
story of Jesus; to proclaim, Christ is risen!
The women did. The followers
did. And now it is our turn.
Prayer –
God of death and
resurrection, fed by your love, mercy, and grace – strengthen us and give us
courage to tell the story of Jesus and to proclaim that ‘Christ is risen.’
Amen.
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Kimber McNabb
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