Where is Jesus?

Readings: Day: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9 (42) or Luke 24:1-12 (41)

At daybreak on the first day of the week the women . . . went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away.

Although Christ had told his disciples he would be raised on the third day after his death, his empty tomb on the morning of that day came as a shock. At first no one knew what to make of it. Had the body been stolen? They had to run to the tomb to see for themselves. Angelic beings had to tell them what had happened. Notice how none of the disciples believed immediately. You’d think they would have reacted with instant joy to the news of this confirmation of Jesus’ promise they had been waiting for so expectantly, but they were surprised and astonished. As believers today, we know that the Good News of Christ’s gospel is not too good to be true.