Matthew 28:8 So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
The Marys who came to the tomb got quite a surprise that Sunday morning long ago, didn't they? They didn't find the body they came to anoint. Instead they met an empty tomb and an angel who told them Jesus had risen. And their response is recorded here.
Fear and great joy. They can go together. New things are scary even if we know they might be wonderful. Change is difficult. Changing our entire way of thinking about the world is harder still. Fear and great joy. That is our response to the Easter news as well, isn't it? Because if death isn't final, what else is not the way it seems?
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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