Surrexit | Raised

"Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised; he is not here…" - Mark 16:6.

  

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Raising of the son of the widow in Nain, Jairus' daughter and Lazarus; these are the three of many miracles in the canonical Gospels when Jesus raised the dead. But they were raised to be dead again like how every mortal body would perish. However what we learn now is something so awesome. Jesus has been resurrected to a life that is never going to die. 

The empty tomb was witnessed by the most devoted and fearless apostles, the women, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome. The embalming they had to do was to diminish the unpleasant smell of a decomposed body especially this body in particular which was fully torn open, blood literally dripping from every part of the body.

The women were not bothered or afraid of who is going to say or do anything to them for this act. All they were wondering was who will roll out the huge block of rock that was nearly impossible to roll for these women.

The rolled stone is a joyous and most cherished life of us Christians. And if there is a huge stone in our life, like this stone that was rolled over, so will be ours also be rolled over. We only need to have faith like these three women who knew what they had to do at that moment without fear, because they loved Jesus so much.

The angel in the human form was waiting for them. What is so striking is what the angel said. He was crucified (something that is in the past tense) and then the angel continues by saying He is not here. But go tell his disciples and Peter that He is going ahead of you to Galilee (from a past tense the angel speaks in the present tense).

Thus, we Christians should still proclaim that He is risen. He ascended into heaven, reigning over His kingdom. Thy will be done on earth as well as in heaven.

Reflection on Mark 16:1-11 by Shalley Augustine