Sunday, April 15, 2001
Sunday, April 15, 2001
"Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He
has been raised."
A young boy grew up in a military family. His father would often regale him with tales of military
triumphs. One day in Sunday School, the boy's teacher gave a graphic account of Christ's death on
the cross. The boy listened in astonishment. During a pause, the excited lad shouted, "Well, what
I want to know is, where were the Marines?"
Mary Magdalene probably wondered the same thing. Where were the Marines? Or the ten
thousand angels? And where was God? Was there no one to stop this awful miscarriage of
justice? The light of Mary's world had been extinguished.
But, not completely, because Jesus has risen from the dead!
(Mark 16:6
NRSV)
Mary Magdalene came to the tomb while it was still dark. On Friday, her Master had been
crucified. Nails pierced his hands and his feet. A sword had been thrust in his side. Mary
Magdalene watched him die a horrible death. Afterward, they laid her precious Lord in a
borrowed tomb. How could this be? This was the man who had come to redeem Israel. How
could this be? She could not understand. Where was God in all this?
Loving God, may I never have the feeling that my world is completely extinguished. Amen.
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