Easter Sunday
Invitation into this Space
It's always been just me walking alone in the dark.
My journey started out in the dark.
Darkness seemed like the most reliable thing in my life. It was always there for me.
Then one day, I heard someone calling my name.
It wasn’t like the voices that usually called my name.
Those voices accused me. Those voices dripped with shame.
No, this voice contained in it the brightest light I had ever encountered.
“Mary”, he said to me. And I followed him.
It’s dark this morning. Even the sun mourns him. Still I am drawn to him even in death.
Meditate on these Words from Scripture
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:1-3 (NIV)
Take with You
He is Risen! We’ll hear those words everywhere today—but what do they really mean?
For the early followers of Jesus, “He is risen” wasn’t just a nice saying—it was a bold, powerful statement. They lived under the heavy hand of the Roman Empire, where fear and violence ruled. So when Jesus, who had been publicly executed, rose from the dead, it shook everything. His resurrection was proof that there is a power greater than any empire, any system, any darkness. It gave them strength to keep going, even when the world was against them.
But for Mary Magdalene, the news hit even closer to home. “He is risen” meant her friend, her healer, her teacher—wasn’t gone after all. She went to the tomb expecting to grieve, and instead found hope. At first, she thought Jesus was just the gardener. And in a beautiful way, she wasn’t wrong. Turning dirt into soil? That’s what Jesus had been doing all along.
The resurrection changed the world—but it also changed her world. And it can change ours, too.