Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the grave. And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone and sat upon it. And his appearance was like lightning and his clothing as white as snow. The guards shook for fear of him and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come; see the place where He was lying. Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.” And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and take word to my brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
The truth has now come to the surface – the grave cannot hold the Son of God from rising. Jesus has risen, he has raised indeed halleluiah! Yet Jesus and the Angel of the Lord knew that this good news would be greeted with fear. The first order of business is to calm them down and bring them to a realization of what has happened. Then Jesus gives an imperative to go to Galilee where he will reveal himself to them.
Daily Prayer: Lord, it is true that we fear that which we do not know or have experienced. Let us drop our guard and believe that you are who you say you are and understand that apart from you, we can do nothing. Create this kind of faith in us today to depend upon you for our every day of life. In Your precious name I pray Amen.
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