According to Mark, on the first day of the week, the women rise with the sun and buy spices to anoint Jesus’ body. They are shocked to find the tomb empty, and leave in fear and terror. Mark’s resurrection story is less triumphant than the other Gospel testimonies (as scholars believe the remainder of Mark’s gospel was a later addition). In Mark’s version, we are reminded that Easter comes to us, again and again, even if we don’t know what to make of God’s resurrection ways. Again and again, the sun rises. And some days, that is enough. Our devotion this week features “Light,” a poem by Rev. Sarah Are, a commentary by T. Denise Anderson, and an artist’s statement on her piece “The Promise” by Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity, all focused on Mark 16:1-8.