Expecting to see Jesus in the tomb, the women are stunned to find the tomb empty. And the question put to them was profound: why do you look for the living among the dead? We can ask the same question in a different way to so many: why do you look for life in death? Why give your life over to addiction and dangerous behavior? Why destroy every relationship you have, thinking that by leaving this one too, you'll find a better life out there? Patterns repeat themselves. Patterns of following a path that leads to nowhere. When you're looking for life, don't look in the places where fear, hate, and death reside. Find it instead in the places where faith, hope, and love reside. Where are you going to experience life?
Readings: Judges 8:18-9:21; Luke 23:44-24:12; Psalms 99:1-9; Proverbs 14:9-10
