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.
