7: the empty tomb
John 20 v 1
"Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went
to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance."
to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance."
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Bach - Easter Oratorio
8 Recit and Ariosa Tell me, tell me quickly, say where I can find Jesus, whom my soul loves! O come, come, embrace me; for without you my heart is completely orphaned and wretched. |
The tomb stands empty. The huge stone that was used to close the entrance to the tomb on Good Friday had been moved. What had happened to Jesus Body? Mary Magdalene is upset and terrified. She runs to find the disciples and gives the only explanation that she can – “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb and we don’t know where they have put him!” They did not understand from scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.
This station shows the stone rolled away. In Jesus footprints moving away from the tomb there are flowers blooming. There are other signs of new life all around. How many can you spot? |