When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. Mark 16:1-2, ESV The only way to see a sunrise is to get up while it is still dark. The women who followed Jesus were up and ready to go while it was still dark for they had a job to do. It wasn’t going to be an easy job and they had no idea how they were going to do it. They had only been able to begin to properly prepare Jesus’s body for burial on that Friday. They had followed the command and rules for the Sabbath and could do nothing more that day or the next. I wonder if, in their shock and grief, they had eaten or slept any since they were forced to leave their job undone. When you actually leave in the dark and get to a place to watch the sunrise, there is a rush of joy as you see it come over the horizon. For these women, finally the sun was up and they had no idea the joy that was to follow. For when they got to the tomb, Christ was not there. Unbelievable! It took several trips to the tomb and seeing the risen Christ for his followers to begin to understand what had happened. He is Risen ! Rejoice! Prayer
Risen Savior, Fill us with joy this Easter Day. You have walked through the long dark night and conquered death for us. Remind us that true joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5). Give us the courage to share that joy with the world so that all may know the joy we have in you. Amen
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Kristi Seymour
4/1/2018 08:17:43 am
Beautiful❤
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Karen Milligan
4/1/2018 08:30:28 pm
Thanks, Kristi. The interesting thing about this image is that on the day I got up so early to see the sunrise I was disappointed because there were no clouds and the sky was so plain. This week when I was looking for a sunrise picture and came across this one, it just seems that it was the perfect one for this day and this verse. It is really neat to look at how God works things out, how he uses things that we think are not good and makes them work for his glory.
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