My childhood friends and I would hunt for geodes and buckeyes. We would ride our bikes in the neighborhood back to the woods. There were would find all kinds of treasures, but our favorites were buckeyes.
On the outside they are just round, green balls. When you crack them open you discover a beautiful, shiny brown treasure. We would make necklaces out of them and wore them proudly. My friends and their Dad brought home another treasure: geodes. On the outside, they look like boring rocks. When you crack them open with a hammer, you discover beautiful sparkling colors: usually blue, purple, or white.
On Easter morning Mary Magdalene went to the tomb with spices. She expected to tuck the spices into the folds of his burial clothes. When she arrived she discover a surprise inside: the tomb was empty. In Matthew’s gospel we read that she saw an angel in white sitting on top the stone. The angel said, “Do not be afraid; I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead.’”
This Easter do not miss the surprise inside……Allow yourself to walk inside the tomb to discover the treasure:
The tomb is empty. He is not here; He is Risen. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Joy in our Risen Lord,
Pastor Cathy