The Empty Tomb was Not Empty

John 20:6-7 reads…

Simon Peter therefore also came following him, and entered the tomb; and he beheld the linen wrappings lying there, and the face-cloth which had been on His head.

Not everything that went into the tomb was raised.

Only that which was righteous, that which was needed, was resurrected.

What lie there, left behind, was the evidence of transformation. The proof of a life lived and sacrificed.

May we choose to give to God, to bury with Christ, all that we clothe ourselves with... our talents, our gifts, and our hurts and disappointments.

In return, no doubt He will resurrect only that which brings life.

In verse 17 Jesus told Mary to "stop clinging" to who she knew, that he might become who He was intended to be, in the Father’s hands.

May we take heed to His words, and let go of past experiences, expectations, or assumptions, making ready our hearts to receive new life … life more abundantly.

May we let go of that which is dead and take hold of new life … receiving all that has been pre- prepared for this, our next season.

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