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At the empty tomb the risen Lord urged the two Marys not to be afraid and to tell the disciples where to go to see him. For many of Jesus’ closest followers, the reality and power of His resurrection took form on a mountain in Galilee rather than at the garden tomb.
— (Matthew 28:1-10)
it is comforting to know that Easter can also become real to us in other places. One problem I've always had with the death of Jesus — and I suspect this is true for a lot if Christians — is that it doesn't seem real. Perhaps this is because the resurrection happened some 2,000 years ago and time has distanced us from it emotionally.
It is comforting to know that Easter can also become real to us in other places and times. Sometimes I need to hear those words of Jesus to the two women in the garden. I need Jesus to calm my fears and tell me where to boldly go to experience the new life of resurrection. The place where Easter becomes real may be a broken relationship or a frightening situation, a moral decision or a private battle with boredom or depression. We each have our own “Galilee” where the risen Christ awaits us.
No matter where our individual Galilees are, Christ has gone before us and urges us to be unafraid. We are to go to the broken places in our lives, trusting that Christ has gone before us and urges us to be unafraid. We are to go to the broken places in our lives, trusting that the Risen Christ will be there to meet us.
Go to your own Galilee and find the power of the Resurrection in the uncertain and painful corners of our lives.
Amen. So be it!
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Lynnewood United Methodist Church
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