Sunday, April 20, 2025

The stone rolled away


After Mark 16:1-8
 

They came to anoint

the body, unsure exactly

how to do what they

needed to do: get past 

the guards, then roll

away the stone sealing

the tomb. What were

they but three women?

The guards would laugh

to see three women

struggle to move

the stone, assuming they

would be allowed

to get that close. They

discover the work

has been done for them:

the guards are gone,

the stone rolled away,

and no body to anoint.

Christ has risen.

He has risen,

indeed. 


Photograph by Kelly Sikkema via Unsplash. Used with permission.


Rise My Soul, The Lord is Risen – Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, & Kristyn Getty



Some Sunday Readings

 

The Awkwardness of Easter – Aaron Garriott at Ligonier.

 

John Berryman’s Eleven Addresses to the Lord – Critical Readings. 

 

The day that changed the world – Matthew Roberts at The Critic Magazine.

 

The Most Radical Thing You Can Bring to Easter Dinner – Chris Castaldo at Crossway.

 

The Women at the Tomb: Clarifying the Marys and the First Witnesses of the Resurrection – Justin Taylor at The Gospel Coalition.

1 comment:

Martha Jane Orlando said...

Our pastor's sermon was based on this gospel from Mark this morning, Glynn. He stressed the part of where Mark originally ended his testimony and how we, as humans, would react to such a revelation. Would we not run away in disbelief and utter fear? I think that might be the natural reaction of our human nature. So, your words have doubly blessed me today. God loves us even when we run away, and especially when we don't understand. Blessings!