Morning Meditations

In this episode, Mary recognizes Jesus when he calls her by name, and then she goes and tells the disciples "I have seen the Lord!"

In this episode, Mary encounters Jesus, but she doesn't recognize Him. She mistakes him for the gardener, and we are reminded that the same God who created the Garden of Eden in Genesis, is inaugurating the new creation in a garden on that first Easter!

In this episode, we see a footrace at the tomb, the first witnesses of the resurrection are women, and we are challenged to believe that this same Jesus who was crucified is risen and God has made him both Lord and Christ!

In this episode, we see two unlikely disciples risking their reputation and burying Jesus after His death!

In this episode, we see that John is revealing to his reader that Jesus is the Passover lamb who delivers His people and the Messiah who was promised!

In this episode, we see that Jesus gives. up His spirit and becomes the atoning sacrifice for humanity once and for all time!

In this episode, we see that Jesus tells his mother and one of his disciples that they are now mother and son!

In this episode, we are reminded that we are never alone in our suffering, but that Christ on the cross entered into the suffering of humanity!

In this episode, Pilate puts a sign on Jesus cross that says "Jesus of Nazareth: The King of the Jews." We discuss how this message is true, even though at the time Jesus seems to be anything but king!

In this episode, Pilate chooses to be a friend of Caesar instead of a friend of Jesus, and the religious leaders ultimately say that they have no king but Caesar!