Sermons (Page 43)

Sermons (Page 43)

Easter Sunday

It’s Easter Sunday! Alleluia! Christ is risen! That’s an A+ for those of you who just responded, “Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!” Regardless of your response, I still have a question after today’s gospel: Where is Jesus? I mean, Mark’s gospel doesn’t tell of a resurrection appearance like John’s account, and that’s a little odd, right? Like, isn’t this Jesus’s big day, and now he’s nowhere to be found?

Easter Vigil

It is early morning, still dark, before anyone else has arisen. Mary arrives at the tomb- Christ is not there. Mary starts weeping because the body of Jesus is not where she thought it was. Not only did he die a death of a criminal on the cross, but now it seems his dead body won’t even have the dignity to be left in peace…