On this Easter episode of Faith at Work, Pastor Harry Jarrett of Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Virginia, invites listeners to reconsider one of life’s biggest questions. So much of modern life trains us to ask what should I do, what is my purpose, what path should I take? But Easter tells a deeper story. The most important question is not what. It is who.

Drawing from the resurrection story of Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb, Pastor Harry reflects on how the risen Christ meets us not as an abstract idea, but as the One who knows us by name. In a world driven by achievement, productivity, and self-construction, this message offers a different center for life. We are not primarily made to accomplish, but to belong. We are not saved by building a perfect purpose. We are found in a relationship with the living Christ.

This sermon explores grief, identity, purpose, and the healing power of presence. Mary stays at the tomb in love and sorrow, and there she becomes the first to hear her name spoken by the risen Jesus. Easter becomes not just a declaration that Christ is alive, but a personal invitation to reorient our lives around the One who has gone into the darkness ahead of us and returned.

If you have ever felt exhausted, disoriented, or unsure whether all your striving has really brought you peace, this Easter message offers good news. Christ is risen. He knows your name. And even now, he asks, who are you looking for?

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