Easter Sunday, March 31 John 20:1-18
JOHN BEGINS the Easter story with the words, "Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark ..." This is always how our discovery of the risen Christ begins--in darkness. While it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to a tomb because earlier in the week Jesus had been killed. With him, her hope died.
Earlier this week, an old couple received a phone call from their son who lives far away. The son said he was sorry, but he ...