As we celebrate Resurrection Sunday, let’s remember these words from the book that we love. The following passage is from Matthew 28:1-10.

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”

So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said.

They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”

Friends, our faith relies on the resurrection, which gives us unending hope and assurance that Christ has bought us our salvation. Jesus conquered death so it would have no power over us. Hallelujah!

And what do the women do? First, they ran to go tell the disciples what they had seen and what the angel had told them. We should do the same. We should be running to our friends to tell them what we have seen and heard.

Following that, the women find Jesus on their way and they fall at his feet in worship. Should not we also fall at his feet in awe of the great things he has done? Can you imagine what it could have been like for these women? They were preparing to go to Jesus’ tomb, probably still trying to process his death and all that happened, when they find the tomb empty. They see Jesus and their hearts must have filled with wonder.

After all, they weren’t wrong to believe him to be their Messiah, and there he was in front of them. Although we may not be able to see Jesus face to face physically as his disciples once did, we see signs of him around us – in creation, in people we know, kind gestures from strangers, coincidences that could only be divine intervention. We should thank God and praise him for the ways we see him in our lives.

How do we go and tell and worship? We can obviously use words, but sometimes actions speak louder than words. And as we are living in a new way because of the pandemic, that might look a little different.

Maybe it means social distancing and staying home to protect the ones you love, checking in on those you know that live alone, or providing your global neighbor with much-needed assistance to get through these difficult times.

Happy Easter to you. Christ is risen, He is risen indeed!