Easter Monday
Matthew 28:8-15
‘Filled with awe and great joy the women came quickly away from the tomb and ran to tell the disciples.’
These words leapt out at me this morning. I went searching for a picture that would capture ‘awe and great joy’. I had to settle for depicting ‘joy’, but not before I had discounted many pictures of people leaping in the air!
The women have been reassured by an angel that that there is no need for them to be afraid. Jesus has risen as he said he would. I imagine this news filling every fibre of their being. It would be a very natural response to want run and bring this good news to the disciples as quickly as they could.
And where do you find yourself this Easter Monday? Are you leaping for joy? Are you running? Or are you cautiously joyful? Is your joy more slow-release?
Wherever you find yourself, Christ is there.