Rejoice! We serve a risen King!
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
Matthew 28:1-10
Our journey through Lent has brought us to the day we celebrate the reality that we serve a risen Savior. As we greet each other with the traditional greeting of “He is Risen,” Kieran J. O’Mahony reminds us why that greeting matters:
We need to hear this acclamation more than ever before, for it announces something momentous: Evil, death and destruction are not the final word on each of us or on our lives or on our world, in spite of evidence to the contrary. This conviction is grounded in the proclamation of Christ risen, victorious over death, setting us free even from the fear of death itself.
During Lent we’ve reflected on our brokenness and that of the world around us. But today we celebrate that Jesus has defeated death. We live in the “already-not yet” in which Jesus’ reign as King has begun, even if we don’t fully see it. My prayer today is that you can rest and rejoice in Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. We have true hope no matter what we are facing. We need not fear. He is risen, indeed!
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Jen,
What a wonderful reminded that He is risen indeed! I enjoyed this post very much and am reminded of this philosophical truth. The crucifixion proved that Jesus of Nazareth was indeed a man – he died. Yet, the empty tomb proves beyond a shadow of doubt that he was God – he rose again and is at the right hand of Yahweh in heaven even now.
We could all do with a bit of reflection on the risen savior. Thank you for this.
Joe Cathey
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I love this, Joe! Thank you for sharing! A friend was telling me that she heard a message on Good Friday, that you cannot kill God. He allowed himself to die. When you combine your thoughts with that, it gives us a great deal to reflect on. May you have a blessed Eastertide!
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