Matthew 28:1-10 Colossians 3:1-11
Matthew 28:1-10 Colossians 3:1-11
My dear friends. It is Easter morning. I am standing in a nearly empty church sharing a message about an empty tomb. This was not how I planned to proclaim Easter, and I know it was not how you planned to celebrate Easter, either. Empty is not the word we usually focus on at Easter! We use words like “risen” or “hallelujah”…
Answered Prayer They kept their promise. They had promised to care for the body of Jesus after the Sabbath. So, they kept their first promise to keep the Sabbath, and their second, to care of the body of Jesus. Early in the morning, when the birds have not yet begun to sing, when the rays…
Throughout Lent, we have been praying like Jesus. We have used methods of coloring and praying the news, we have prayed for our children and in the closet, we have prayed with others and in our questions, we have prayed without words and using scripture. And throughout our prayers, we have almost held our breath,…