Three Things

Matthew 28:1-10 NRSV

“After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. For fear of him the guards shook and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see him.’ This is my message for you.” So they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” 

Happy Resurrection Day! 

This is the highest day in Christendom. This is the day that assures our freedom. The angel said to the women: Don’t be afraid, Come and See, and Go and Tell. And on their way to the Disciples they met Jesus. And he said, don’t be afraid, see me, go and tell. 

Each day we seek Jesus.  We are invited to press in to God in communion with him through prayer. We seek him and we are found by him. We can’t be afraid as what he has for us is more than what we can get for ourselves. He keeps us, grows us, teaches us, loves us, protects us. You see me? 

The cross is the symbol of his resurrection and that is what freed us. We really are free from any and all negativity. Those chains have been broken. We no longer walk in fear, guilt, doubt, unforgiveness. We are already free. The more time we spend with God, the more we recognize who we really are in him. 

And after spending time with him we go and tell others our story. We want to tell how he has kept us. We want others to know that they too can be released of the burdens they needlessly carry.  We tell our story. Our story is wrapped up in Jesus’ story. And his story is the gospel story. This is a grand day of remembrance. A grand day of celebration! It’s life for us! Don’t be afraid, come and see, and go tell. enough for now.