Running Away from the Tomb

May the joy of Easter

Overwhelm the weariness of

All that’s been hard

And long

And sad.

I love the description of the women

At the empty tomb:

“They departed quickly from the tomb

With fear and great joy and ran….” (Matt 28:8)

Really?

Two modest,

Well- garbed,

First century

Jewish women

Running through a Garden

Past the villagers

Through the alleys?

They’d been through too much—

The betrayal,

The bogus trial,

The whippings,

The bleeding,

The dying

Of the Messiah, they loved so

Purely and deeply.

The empty tomb, the angel,

The sudden realization that,

He’s Alive!

Made their hearts pump.

They were alive!

May you be more alive than ever

In the joy of Easter.