Luke 24:1–12
But on the first day of the week, at early
dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They
found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not
find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in
dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their
faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the
living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you,
while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to
sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again." Then they
remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the
eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother
of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But
these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But
Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen
cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened."
Reflection
Can I ask God to help me to realize his
presence when I am weighed down with sorrow, anxiety or hopelessness?
Is the resurrection an idle tale to me, or
a message that transforms me and the world?