But Not for God [Easter Sunday A - Matthew 28:1-10]
The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Matthew 28:1-10 But Not for God She was helpless. Utterly helpless. It was the Friday of a week that had spun out of control, in the very worst possible way. And there was nothing she could do to stop the spinning. Mary Magdalene stood at a distance now, but the distance provided no perspective, no safety – just more pain. From that distance, she was still close enough to see the ending of a story that was, apparently, a tragedy. For a while, it had felt like a fairy tale. But the cross at the end proved otherwise; it was a twist ending she did not see coming. Because he was best of us, impossibly good, completely selfless, just made of love. It was like kindness flowed through his veins. If anyone should get the happy ending, it was Jesus. But he got the death penalty instead. And now here she was, looking on from a distance as his bloo...