UNDAILY Episode 97
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, “Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.’ ”
MARK 16, 1-7 (NIV)
Imagine three women who discreetly make their way under the cover of the night's fading darkness. Their hearts are filled with sorrow, and their minds are entangled with a dilemma: how to breach the entrance to the tomb? But at the cave, something happens that surpasses all expectations—the stone is rolled away, and the tomb is empty. Well... not entirely, for an angel awaits the women. "Do not be afraid," the Figure says, "You seek Jesus of Nazareth, but He has risen; He is not here." In this scene, we find both the foundation of Christianity and a reflection of our life's struggles. "He is not here" – this sentence jolts us out of our comfort zone and compels us to confront the mystery.
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