On Easter Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead. The embattled figure we envision on the cross, crowned in thorns and hung for all to see, defeated death, leaving an empty tomb outside the city of Jerusalem.
Today, in the midst of honey-baked hams, Easter egg hunts and laughter with family, take a moment to read the story of Easter from the Gospel of Mark. Let each verse resonate, making sure the magnitude of the message follows you today, tomorrow and into the future.
Christ is risen; he is indeed!
Mark 16:1-8 (GNTD)
After the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices to go and anoint the body of Jesus. Very early on Sunday morning, at sunrise, they went to the tomb. On the way they said to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” (It was a very large stone.) Then they looked up and saw that the stone had already been rolled back.So they entered the tomb, where they saw a young man sitting at the right, wearing a white robe—and they were alarmed.
“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is not here—he has been raised! Look, here is the place where he was placed. Now go and give this message to his disciples, including Peter: ‘He is going to Galilee ahead of you; there you will see him, just as he told you.’”
So they went out and ran from the tomb, distressed and terrified. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
Continue reading the Easter story, as told in the gospel of Mark, here.
