Imagine you are Mary, either one.  Jesus has just been crucified and you are devastated.  You go to mourn His loss and walk up on the tomb only to experience an earthquake and watch an angel roll to stone away and plop himself down on it. The angel says do not be afraid, ha good luck.  The guards are shaking and feint like dead men. I can only imagine the crazy emotions they must have been going through.  Let’s look at the account together today.

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.

I love verse 9  I wonder if Jesus was watching the whole scene slightly amused.  The Marys run off afraid and excited and all of the sudden Jesus pops out.  Now the fear is gone and it’s only joy and worship.  He sends them on their mission to tell the disciples and I imagine has a good laugh.  That’s the thing about Jesus.  He is with us even when we don’t see Him.  When we do look to Him everything changes.  Our problems look smaller and Jesus is bigger.  Whether you are walking through good times or bad make sure you don’t miss Jesus.  He is with you always.