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"Everything In Between: Grief & Hope"
Scripture Reading
Luke 24:1-12 04-20-25
Introduction:
This Easter Sunday we continue to explore a theme that has guided us from Ash Wednesday to this day -- “Everything in Between.” This theme has been an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with faith, intention, an openness to be changed. As we’ve explored these realities within the Luke’s Gospel, we’ve found nuance and complexity, and been reminded that God is oftentimes present in between. In the resurrection account of Jesus, there is both grief and hope. Grief is a healthy response to Jesus’ death and a valid way to enter worship on Easter morning. And yet, the women at the empty tomb are given hope amidst their mourning. The other disciples don’t believe the women’s message, but Peter, living in the in-between of grief and hope, runs to the tomb to see for himself. Grieving doesn’t have to make us hopeless. Hope can compel us to take action as we navigate our grief.
Listen to Jesus’ resurrection story from the Gospel of Luke chapter 24, verses 1 through 12.
Reading:
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to the hands of sinners and be crucified and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.
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By stpeterspv9Scripture Reading
Luke 24:1-12 04-20-25
Introduction:
This Easter Sunday we continue to explore a theme that has guided us from Ash Wednesday to this day -- “Everything in Between.” This theme has been an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with faith, intention, an openness to be changed. As we’ve explored these realities within the Luke’s Gospel, we’ve found nuance and complexity, and been reminded that God is oftentimes present in between. In the resurrection account of Jesus, there is both grief and hope. Grief is a healthy response to Jesus’ death and a valid way to enter worship on Easter morning. And yet, the women at the empty tomb are given hope amidst their mourning. The other disciples don’t believe the women’s message, but Peter, living in the in-between of grief and hope, runs to the tomb to see for himself. Grieving doesn’t have to make us hopeless. Hope can compel us to take action as we navigate our grief.
Listen to Jesus’ resurrection story from the Gospel of Luke chapter 24, verses 1 through 12.
Reading:
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to the hands of sinners and be crucified and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.