He is Risen!!!

Of all of the happenings that are reported by the writers of the gospels, the empty tomb is likely the most extraordinary.

Many of us have, at one time or another, stood beside a grave and been hit with the finality of the words "dust to dust, ashes to ashes". There is a sense of hopelessness in the grave, the final end of something from which there is no return. As we walk away from the final resting place of that loved one, we find ourselves forced to go on, knowing that person will not longer be part of our journey.

The grave seems like the end.

I seemed that way for the disciples as well. The amazing things they had seen and heard, in their time with Jesus were a thing of the past. The grave, the tomb, everyone knows, is a final stopping place.

And yet, the women find the tomb empty! They are told that Jesus has risen! For the first time there is hope beyond the grave. The cemetery isn't the end of the story. The grave couldn't hold Jesus and it doesn't hold us either.

Join us this Easter Sunday morning as we celebrate victory and new hope.