Daily Reflections From Higher Things®

Today's Reading: John 20:1-2, 10-18 Daily Lectionary: 1 Samuel 5:1-6:3, 10-16; Acts 18:1-11, 23-28 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, "I have seen the Lord!" (John 20:18) In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Happy Easter! This really doesn't say everything we need to say, does it? Easter conjures up images of rabbits delivering eggs to children who then have to search and retrieve them. While these can certainly be Christian images, they don't quite capture the joy that Mary has. Happy Easter? How about this: "I have seen the Lord!" Try it out! Say it out loud! No one believed her, and who could blame them? Men don't rise from the dead, especially not after dying like Jesus died. Crucifixion leaves no doubt about a man's fate. There's no recovery after being nailed to a cross and left to die. She'd been there when Jesus was taken down and carefully laid in His borrowed tomb. There's a reason He didn't buy one for Himself though: He wasn't going to use it for very long. Imagine the tomb salesman