Remember: Grief and Hope
Luke 24: 1 – 12 Imagine that you first met Jesus somewhere near the sea of Galilee. You didn’t just “meet” him, you became part of his inner circle. You sat at his feet as he taught. You asked questions. You wrestled to understand what he was saying. You witnessed miracles. You saw him challenged by the religious authorities. You were even sent out to teach and heal with others. The women at the tomb on Easter morning had that experience. And, they had witnessed all of the violence of his arrest, trial and crucifixion. They watched as he was taken down from the cross and carried to a borrowed tomb. And typically, when a loved one died in their tradition, these women would have sat with the body and prepared it in the hours that immediately followed, weeping, retelling of their experiences with Jesus, whom they loved. But Jesus was cut down from the cross as the sun set on the eve of the Sabbath. These women had, in keeping with ...