The end of Matthew's gospel reaches not just back to the beginning of the gospel story, but to the beginning of all beginnings, back to the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth. Jesus rises on the day after the Sabbath, but that is also the beginning of a new Sabbath, the first day of a new creation. This is not just a return to the old creation, but an improvement on it. According to Matthew, the story of Jesus is about heaven coming to earth, heaven invading earth, heaven renewing earth. When heaven invades earth, the powers are shaken. Easter is about this fundamental shift in powers. Each Lord's Day we are announcing that the God of heaven is overthrowing the powers of earth. So our charge is to live accordingly. Seek Jesus while He may be found. He is the only answer to the sin which makes us weak, cowardly, and foolish. He and He alone has the key to new life.